What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A student pilot took off out of savannah in a flight school 172 at approximately 5PM on oct. 9, 2021. The pilot head for Statesboro, but in route encountered some light rain. The pilot landed in Statesboro safely. After landing the pilot contacted his CFI, who told him to return when he felt safe. At approximately 6PM the student pilot took off from Statesboro on runway 14. Just after takeoff the student pilot saw a large black rain cloud, and felt unsafe to continue. The student pilot made the call signs left crosswind runway 14, left downwind runway 14, left base runway 14. The student pilot set up to land about 1/3 of the way down the runway. Upon touch down the student pilot saw a twin engine Cessna 421 N342RC. Taking off toward him. The student pilot veered to the right to avoid a collision and departed the runway down and embankment, through an airport perimeter fence, and on to mill creek rd.
As the FAA filed it
A STUDENT PILOT TOOK OFF OUT OF SAVANNAH IN A FLIGHT SCHOOL 172 AT APPROXIMATELY 5PM ON OCT. 9, 2021. THE PILOT HEAD FOR STATESBORO, BUT IN ROUTE ENCOUNTERED SOME LIGHT RAIN. THE PILOT LANDED IN STATESBORO SAFELY. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT CONTACTED HIS CFI, WHO TOLD HIM TO RETURN WHEN HE FELT SAFE. AT APPROXIMATELY 6PM THE STUDENT PILOT TOOK OFF FROM STATESBORO ON RUNWAY 14. JUST AFTER TAKEOFF THE STUDENT PILOT SAW A LARGE BLACK RAIN CLOUD, AND FELT UNSAFE TO CONTINUE. THE STUDENT PILOT MADE THE CALL SIGNS LEFT CROSSWIND RUNWAY 14, LEFT DOWNWIND RUNWAY 14, LEFT BASE RUNWAY 14. THE STUDENT PILOT SET UP TO LAND ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. UPON TOUCH DOWN THE STUDENT PILOT SAW A TWIN ENGINE CESSNA 421 N342RC. TAKING OFF TOWARD HIM. THE STUDENT PILOT VEERED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID A COLLISION AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY DOWN AND EMBANKMENT, THROUGH AN AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE, AND ON TO MILL CREEK RD.
NTSB investigation
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