What happened
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On December 27, 2018 student pilot privacy data omitted was doing pattern work, on his fifth landing which was a full stop and go, he set the aircraft for a soft field take off. privacy data omitted Set the flaps to 10 degrees, trimmed take off, checked instruments and applied full power; as soon as he did that the airplane started drifting to the left, he tried to correct with right rudder however the drift to the left intensified. At that time he aborted the take off by pulling the power to idle, but the airplane continued out of control to the left. He applied the brakes and opposite rudder but the airplane went off the runway. The airplane struck the #3 airport marker with the left strut and aircraft came to rest about 200 ft after hitting sign. Pilot shut off the fuel valve and pulled the mixture out. Pilot communicated with the tower to let them know he was not injured. There was no post crash fire. The left landing gear was ripped off the fuselage, left wing forward spar bent, left horizontal stabilizer damaged, aft right fuselage skin buckled.
Weather data: speci ksgr 271933Z 33006KT 10SM clr 21/09 A2975 rmk A02 T02110094
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 27, 2018 STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DOING PATTERN WORK, ON HIS FIFTH LANDING WHICH WAS A FULL STOP AND GO, HE SET THE AIRCRAFT FOR A SOFT FIELD TAKE OFF. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SET THE FLAPS TO 10 DEGREES, TRIMMED TAKE OFF, CHECKED INSTRUMENTS AND APPLIED FULL POWER; AS SOON AS HE DID THAT THE AIRPLANE STARTED DRIFTING TO THE LEFT, HE TRIED TO CORRECT WITH RIGHT RUDDER HOWEVER THE DRIFT TO THE LEFT INTENSIFIED. AT THAT TIME HE ABORTED THE TAKE OFF BY PULLING THE POWER TO IDLE, BUT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED OUT OF CONTROL TO THE LEFT. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND OPPOSITE RUDDER BUT THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE #3 AIRPORT MARKER WITH THE LEFT STRUT AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 200 FT AFTER HITTING SIGN. PILOT SHUT OFF THE FUEL VALVE AND PULLED THE MIXTURE OUT. PILOT COMMUNICATED WITH THE TOWER TO LET THEM KNOW HE WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WAS RIPPED OFF THE FUSELAGE, LEFT WING FORWARD SPAR BENT, LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER DAMAGED, AFT RIGHT FUSELAGE SKIN BUCKLED.
WEATHER DATA: SPECI KSGR 271933Z 33006KT 10SM CLR 21/09 A2975 RMK A02 T02110094
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