What happened
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Student pilot performing unsupervised solo was doing full stop landings. Pilot performed 3 full stop landings and while on the fourth attempt the aircraft was drifting to the left. The pilot input right rudder to stop the drift but the aircraft kept drifting left. The pilot stated he put in some aileron but the aircraft continued to drift left. After touchdown the aircraft continued moving left and departed the runway and the nose wheel went into a small gully along side of the runway where the nose wheel stopped forward movement and the aircraft went over on its back. Damage incurred to the aircraft was left wing tip struck the ground severly bending the rear spar about 1.5 feet outboard of where it attaches to the fuselage. In addition the right wing broke both the forward and aft spar and the wing is deflected approximately 45 degrees.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT PERFORMING UNSUPERVISED SOLO WAS DOING FULL STOP LANDINGS. PILOT PERFORMED 3 FULL STOP LANDINGS AND WHILE ON THE FOURTH ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DRIFTING TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT INPUT RIGHT RUDDER TO STOP THE DRIFT BUT THE AIRCRAFT KEPT DRIFTING LEFT. THE PILOT STATED HE PUT IN SOME AILERON BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DRIFT LEFT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED MOVING LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE WHEEL WENT INTO A SMALL GULLY ALONG SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE THE NOSE WHEEL STOPPED FORWARD MOVEMENT AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT OVER ON ITS BACK. DAMAGE INCURRED TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND SEVERLY BENDING THE REAR SPAR ABOUT 1.5 FEET OUTBOARD OF WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE FUSELAGE. IN ADDITION THE RIGHT WING BROKE BOTH THE FORWARD AND AFT SPAR AND THE WING IS DEFLECTED APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES.
NTSB investigation
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