What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On the first leg of his solo long cross-country during landing on runway 17 in Dillon Montana, the pilot elected to go around approximately 40 feet off the ground.
The pilot stated he had selected full flaps for landing and when he applied full power the aircraft pitched up and stalled. During recovery he ended up in a field next to the runway and hit a irrigation ditch.
There were no mechanical issues prior to the accident reported by the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
ON THE FIRST LEG OF HIS SOLO LONG CROSS-COUNTRY DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 IN DILLON MONTANA, THE PILOT ELECTED TO GO AROUND APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET OFF THE GROUND.
THE PILOT STATED HE HAD SELECTED FULL FLAPS FOR LANDING AND WHEN HE APPLIED FULL POWER THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AND STALLED. DURING RECOVERY HE ENDED UP IN A FIELD NEXT TO THE RUNWAY AND HIT A IRRIGATION DITCH.
THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ISSUES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT REPORTED BY THE PILOT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.