What happened
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^Mr. Anderson^ is currently the holder of a student pilot certificate. He has a current solo endorsement, and a current medical certificate. He was the sole occupant of the aircraft at the time of the accident, and was performing a local solo flight under the supervision of his flight instructor, ^Mr. James spaller^.
^Mr. Anderson^ had just returned to the airport from the local practice area intending to do some landing practice. Had had landed, taxied back for takeoff and configured the aircraft for a simulated soft field takeoff.
The weather at the time of the event was VFR, winds out of the nw at 5-6 mph. The runway condition was dry with snowbanks on either side of the runway.
After applying full throttle for takeoff, and while applying back pressure to the yoke to simulate a soft field takeoff, the nose came off the runway and blocked his forward view. ^Mr. Anderson^ did not relieve sufficient back pressure to maintain his forward view of the runway, and did not apply sufficient right rudder to counter-act the left turning tendencies, resulting in a gradual drift to the left side of the runway. Very shortly after the main wheels left the runway, they struck the snowbank on the left side of the runway resulting in a sudden downward motion of the nose which then struck the ground and the aircraft tumbled over it's nose coming to rest on its back.
^Mr. Anderson^ suffered minor lacerations to his head, but was able to climb out of the aircraft under his own power and go for help.
As the FAA filed it
^MR. ANDERSON^ IS CURRENTLY THE HOLDER OF A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE. HE HAS A CURRENT SOLO ENDORSEMENT, AND A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. HE WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND WAS PERFORMING A LOCAL SOLO FLIGHT UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, ^MR. JAMES SPALLER^.
^MR. ANDERSON^ HAD JUST RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT FROM THE LOCAL PRACTICE AREA INTENDING TO DO SOME LANDING PRACTICE. HAD HAD LANDED, TAXIED BACK FOR TAKEOFF AND CONFIGURED THE AIRCRAFT FOR A SIMULATED SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF.
THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT WAS VFR, WINDS OUT OF THE NW AT 5-6 MPH. THE RUNWAY CONDITION WAS DRY WITH SNOWBANKS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.
AFTER APPLYING FULL THROTTLE FOR TAKEOFF, AND WHILE APPLYING BACK PRESSURE TO THE YOKE TO SIMULATE A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF, THE NOSE CAME OFF THE RUNWAY AND BLOCKED HIS FORWARD VIEW. ^MR. ANDERSON^ DID NOT RELIEVE SUFFICIENT BACK PRESSURE TO MAINTAIN HIS FORWARD VIEW OF THE RUNWAY, AND DID NOT APPLY SUFFICIENT RIGHT RUDDER TO COUNTER-ACT THE LEFT TURNING TENDENCIES, RESULTING IN A GRADUAL DRIFT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. VERY SHORTLY AFTER THE MAIN WHEELS LEFT THE RUNWAY, THEY STRUCK THE SNOWBANK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN A SUDDEN DOWNWARD MOTION OF THE NOSE WHICH THEN STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT TUMBLED OVER IT'S NOSE COMING TO REST ON ITS BACK.
^MR. ANDERSON^ SUFFERED MINOR LACERATIONS TO HIS HEAD, BUT WAS ABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT UNDER HIS OWN POWER AND GO FOR HELP.
NTSB investigation
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