What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot, on his first cross country flight, was departing runway 34 at kmev when at rotation he noticed a vibration. The pilot aborted the takeoff, reduced the throttle and applied brakes. He stated he applied too much left brake and departed the runway and encountered a ditch. Upon impact the propeller was bent rewards and the nose gear was deflected rearward damaging the firewall.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT, ON HIS FIRST CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 34 AT KMEV WHEN AT ROTATION HE NOTICED A VIBRATION. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, REDUCED THE THROTTLE AND APPLIED BRAKES. HE STATED HE APPLIED TOO MUCH LEFT BRAKE AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND ENCOUNTERED A DITCH. UPON IMPACT THE PROPELLER WAS BENT REWARDS AND THE NOSE GEAR WAS DEFLECTED REARWARD DAMAGING THE FIREWALL.
NTSB investigation
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