What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot, privacy data omitted and CFI privacy data omitted, reported aircraft pulled to the left on takeoff roll. Aircraft ran off of the end of the runway during aborted takeoff attempt as student pilot lost diectional control during contact with runway.
Investigating ASI found nose wheel steering linkage broken on left side of nose strut streering horn.
Aircraft had overrun the end of runway and nose strut was bent foward and to one side, deforming lower firewall.
No injuries were reported.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, REPORTED AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE LEFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL. AIRCRAFT RAN OFF OF THE END OF THE RUNWAY DURING ABORTED TAKEOFF ATTEMPT AS STUDENT PILOT LOST DIECTIONAL CONTROL DURING CONTACT WITH RUNWAY.
INVESTIGATING ASI FOUND NOSE WHEEL STEERING LINKAGE BROKEN ON LEFT SIDE OF NOSE STRUT STREERING HORN.
AIRCRAFT HAD OVERRUN THE END OF RUNWAY AND NOSE STRUT WAS BENT FOWARD AND TO ONE SIDE, DEFORMING LOWER FIREWALL.
NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
NTSB investigation
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