What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot and instructor flew from gai to dmw. After multiple landings the instructor exited the aircraft and the pilot began solo flight. The instructor was still present on the field. The pilot reported the landing appeared normal with a slight nose bounce. He then increase throttle to avoid porpoising. At this time the pilot reported that the aircraft turned left and increasing right rudder did not correct the turn. He departed the runway at approximately a 30 degree angle and down an embankment. The aircraft incurred damage to the nose landing gear, forward firewall, prop, and engine mounts. Damage to the nose cowling was caused by lifting straps used to recover the aircraft from the embankment.
Weather: temp: 70F dew point: 68F humidity: 94 % wind: sw wind speed: 6 mph wind gust: 0MPH pressure: 28.9 in precip: 0.0 in condition: partly cloudy
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR FLEW FROM GAI TO DMW. AFTER MULTIPLE LANDINGS THE INSTRUCTOR EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT BEGAN SOLO FLIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS STILL PRESENT ON THE FIELD. THE PILOT REPORTED THE LANDING APPEARED NORMAL WITH A SLIGHT NOSE BOUNCE. HE THEN INCREASE THROTTLE TO AVOID PORPOISING. AT THIS TIME THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT AND INCREASING RIGHT RUDDER DID NOT CORRECT THE TURN. HE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY A 30 DEGREE ANGLE AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, FORWARD FIREWALL, PROP, AND ENGINE MOUNTS. DAMAGE TO THE NOSE COWLING WAS CAUSED BY LIFTING STRAPS USED TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE EMBANKMENT.
WEATHER: TEMP: 70F DEW POINT: 68F HUMIDITY: 94 % WIND: SW WIND SPEED: 6 MPH WIND GUST: 0MPH PRESSURE: 28.9 IN PRECIP: 0.0 IN CONDITION: PARTLY CLOUDY
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