What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot was on second landing rollout of solo flight. He lost control of aircraft, aircraft exited runway 4-L into the dirt area to the left of the runway and hit taxiway k sign with right wing. Aircraft was being pushed back into a parking spot by the time airfield ops responded, they picked up the taxiway sign and took it back to their building for repairs. I have an emailed statement from privacy data omitted dated 12/27/2019. Pictures taken by myself and privacy data omitted
Results of the hidden damage were forwarded to me by an email from privacy data omitted on 01/10/2020. The inspection revealed that the forward carry through is cracked. The area under the aft carry through bracket is cracked. The main spar box shows signs of flexing. The aft carry through is wrinkled.
Email from privacy data omitted on 01/13/2020 states that the insurance company has declared N924PA a total loss.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT WAS ON SECOND LANDING ROLLOUT OF SOLO FLIGHT. HE LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT EXITED RUNWAY 4-L INTO THE DIRT AREA TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND HIT TAXIWAY K SIGN WITH RIGHT WING. AIRCRAFT WAS BEING PUSHED BACK INTO A PARKING SPOT BY THE TIME AIRFIELD OPS RESPONDED, THEY PICKED UP THE TAXIWAY SIGN AND TOOK IT BACK TO THEIR BUILDING FOR REPAIRS. I HAVE AN EMAILED STATEMENT FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DATED 12/27/2019. PICTURES TAKEN BY MYSELF AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
RESULTS OF THE HIDDEN DAMAGE WERE FORWARDED TO ME BY AN EMAIL FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON 01/10/2020. THE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE FORWARD CARRY THROUGH IS CRACKED. THE AREA UNDER THE AFT CARRY THROUGH BRACKET IS CRACKED. THE MAIN SPAR BOX SHOWS SIGNS OF FLEXING. THE AFT CARRY THROUGH IS WRINKLED.
EMAIL FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON 01/13/2020 STATES THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS DECLARED N924PA A TOTAL LOSS.
NTSB investigation
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