What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot on long solo cross country flight departed on 08/26/2021 runway 18, olv, en route to crx, tup, and then return for final stop in olv. On final approach and stop to olv, runway 18L, pilot was notified there was an 8 knot crosswind from the east. Upon landing the aircraft bounced after initial landing. The pilot mismanaged controls applying opposite directional control to the ailerons and rudder pedals causing the aircraft to veer off the runway into a ditch. The aircraft received substantial damage from the impact to the engine mounts and forward lower fuselage structure.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT ON LONG SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED ON 08/26/2021 RUNWAY 18, OLV, EN ROUTE TO CRX, TUP, AND THEN RETURN FOR FINAL STOP IN OLV. ON FINAL APPROACH AND STOP TO OLV, RUNWAY 18L, PILOT WAS NOTIFIED THERE WAS AN 8 KNOT CROSSWIND FROM THE EAST. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AFTER INITIAL LANDING. THE PILOT MISMANAGED CONTROLS APPLYING OPPOSITE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TO THE AILERONS AND RUDDER PEDALS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM THE IMPACT TO THE ENGINE MOUNTS AND FORWARD LOWER FUSELAGE STRUCTURE.
NTSB investigation
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