What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot in command (PIC) was a student pilot on his second supervised solo. His initial solo was accomplished the day before. The PIC was attempting to depart runway 29 for a local flight with intentions to remain in the traffic pattern to practice takeoffs and landings. On the initial takeoff roll at approximately 35-40 mph the PIC experienced a nose wheel shimmy. The PIC failed to maintain directional control and departed the runway to the left with about 50% of usable runway remaining. After departing the runway surface the aircraft struck a drainage grate causing the nose gear to collapse. The aircraft came to rest about 170 yards south, southwest and parallel to runway 29. No post incident mechanical abnormalities were found.
The root cause to the incident was the PIC?s failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft. The major contributing factors were the nose wheel shimmy and the student pilot?s lack of experience with the abnormal condition.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) WAS A STUDENT PILOT ON HIS SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO. HIS INITIAL SOLO WAS ACCOMPLISHED THE DAY BEFORE. THE PIC WAS ATTEMPTING TO DEPART RUNWAY 29 FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT WITH INTENTIONS TO REMAIN IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. ON THE INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH THE PIC EXPERIENCED A NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY. THE PIC FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT WITH ABOUT 50% OF USABLE RUNWAY REMAINING. AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY SURFACE THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DRAINAGE GRATE CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 170 YARDS SOUTH, SOUTHWEST AND PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 29. NO POST INCIDENT MECHANICAL ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND.
THE ROOT CAUSE TO THE INCIDENT WAS THE PIC?S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE MAJOR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY AND THE STUDENT PILOT?S LACK OF EXPERIENCE WITH THE ABNORMAL CONDITION.