What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot was returning to home base after a solo cross-country flight. Landing on runway 18 with a right crosswind (winds from 220 at 9 knots) caused the student pilot to slip into the wind holding left rudder and right aileron. On landing, when the nose wheel touched down, the aircraft departed the runway to the left and as it rolled over the grass the rough ride prevented the pilot from properly operating the brakes, rudder and throttle. The aircraft continued up and over a parallel taxi way and into a ditch. Right wing was bent, right elevator was bent, right main landing gear linkage was broken, and the nose gear strut was bent.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT WAS RETURNING TO HOME BASE AFTER A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND (WINDS FROM 220 AT 9 KNOTS) CAUSED THE STUDENT PILOT TO SLIP INTO THE WIND HOLDING LEFT RUDDER AND RIGHT AILERON. ON LANDING, WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND AS IT ROLLED OVER THE GRASS THE ROUGH RIDE PREVENTED THE PILOT FROM PROPERLY OPERATING THE BRAKES, RUDDER AND THROTTLE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED UP AND OVER A PARALLEL TAXI WAY AND INTO A DITCH. RIGHT WING WAS BENT, RIGHT ELEVATOR WAS BENT, RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR LINKAGE WAS BROKEN, AND THE NOSE GEAR STRUT WAS BENT.
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