What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The day prior to the accident the student pilot (sp) was warned by relatives that he was going to visit on his first solo cross country flight that there was ground ice on the roads in Appleton, MN. On the day of the accident the sp spoke with destination airport personnel (kaqp) and was informed that there was some ice on the runway. The sp and the CFI met at their homefield koeo for a preflight briefing. Weather was VFR, with winds 230/10 at destination kaqp. The sp and CFI discussed the icy runway the day prior to the accident, but not the morning of. The sp had an uneventful departure from his 5000 foot homefield koeo and proceeded to kaqp his 3500 foot destination. Post accident interview neither CFI or sp knew off the top of their heads the length of runway 13 at kapq. The sp over flew kapq and verified winds out of the west and runway 13 would be the best choice with a right crosswind. Crosswind was 100 degrees off centerline, so a direct right crosswind at about 10 KTS. Sp executed a normal approach to runway 13 landing past the numbers on centerline. During rollout, he started experiencing some left drift, from which he was able to recenterline, but then at approximately 2300 feet down the runway, the left drift increased. The airplane hit a runway edge light and at that moment the sp added power with the intent to takeoff. Sp stated that when he pulled back on the control column the airplane continued left, slightly lifted, then settled until gear caught the snow and the CE-172/N12181 flipped over and came to rest on its back. The sp unstrapped and got out of the airplane unharmed. He called 911 and then reached back inside and verified everything was shutoff. The sp did not confirm aileron xwind corrections were maintained during rollout.
As the FAA filed it
THE DAY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE STUDENT PILOT (SP) WAS WARNED BY RELATIVES THAT HE WAS GOING TO VISIT ON HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT THAT THERE WAS GROUND ICE ON THE ROADS IN APPLETON, MN. ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT THE SP SPOKE WITH DESTINATION AIRPORT PERSONNEL (KAQP) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS SOME ICE ON THE RUNWAY. THE SP AND THE CFI MET AT THEIR HOMEFIELD KOEO FOR A PREFLIGHT BRIEFING. WEATHER WAS VFR, WITH WINDS 230/10 AT DESTINATION KAQP. THE SP AND CFI DISCUSSED THE ICY RUNWAY THE DAY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, BUT NOT THE MORNING OF. THE SP HAD AN UNEVENTFUL DEPARTURE FROM HIS 5000 FOOT HOMEFIELD KOEO AND PROCEEDED TO KAQP HIS 3500 FOOT DESTINATION. POST ACCIDENT INTERVIEW NEITHER CFI OR SP KNEW OFF THE TOP OF THEIR HEADS THE LENGTH OF RUNWAY 13 AT KAPQ. THE SP OVER FLEW KAPQ AND VERIFIED WINDS OUT OF THE WEST AND RUNWAY 13 WOULD BE THE BEST CHOICE WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND. CROSSWIND WAS 100 DEGREES OFF CENTERLINE, SO A DIRECT RIGHT CROSSWIND AT ABOUT 10 KTS. SP EXECUTED A NORMAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 13 LANDING PAST THE NUMBERS ON CENTERLINE. DURING ROLLOUT, HE STARTED EXPERIENCING SOME LEFT DRIFT, FROM WHICH HE WAS ABLE TO RECENTERLINE, BUT THEN AT APPROXIMATELY 2300 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT DRIFT INCREASED. THE AIRPLANE HIT A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT AND AT THAT MOMENT THE SP ADDED POWER WITH THE INTENT TO TAKEOFF. SP STATED THAT WHEN HE PULLED BACK ON THE CONTROL COLUMN THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED LEFT, SLIGHTLY LIFTED, THEN SETTLED UNTIL GEAR CAUGHT THE SNOW AND THE CE-172/N12181 FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK. THE SP UNSTRAPPED AND GOT OUT OF THE AIRPLANE UNHARMED. HE CALLED 911 AND THEN REACHED BACK INSIDE AND VERIFIED EVERYTHING WAS SHUTOFF. THE SP DID NOT CONFIRM AILERON XWIND CORRECTIONS WERE MAINTAINED DURING ROLLOUT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.