What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 20 March, 2022 at 15:29 eastern daylight time (EDT), a Grumman model AA-A5A aircraft, N9961U, privacy data omitted, and operated by an student pilot for a personal flight received minor damage after landing when it veered left off runway 32 striking a runway light approximately 2000 feet after roll out.
Visual meteorological conditions and gusting winds prevailed at the time of the accident. The private flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 without a flight plan. The student pilot was not injured. The flight originated from flint bishop airport (fnt), flint, MI at approximately 15:04 EDT.
According to the student pilot, that day he was flying from (fnt) to (mbs) to complete a long cross-country solo. He reported after touch down on runway 32 a gust of wind started to lift up on his left wing, where at that point he had overcorrected and started to veer left off the runway. The student pilot then reached down to clean up his flaps and add full power to take off. The elevator on the left side then struck a runway light causing the rear tires to sink in the mud bringing the plane to an abrupt stop. At that point the student pilot powered down the plane.
Weather at mbs airport at 18:53Z was: wind 260 degrees at 9 knots, gusting 17 knots, clear, 10 statute miles, temp 56, dew point 30 and altimeter 3007.
As the FAA filed it
ON 20 MARCH, 2022 AT 15:29 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), A GRUMMAN MODEL AA-A5A AIRCRAFT, N9961U, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AND OPERATED BY AN STUDENT PILOT FOR A PERSONAL FLIGHT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AFTER LANDING WHEN IT VEERED LEFT OFF RUNWAY 32 STRIKING A RUNWAY LIGHT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET AFTER ROLL OUT.
VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND GUSTING WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PRIVATE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FLINT BISHOP AIRPORT (FNT), FLINT, MI AT APPROXIMATELY 15:04 EDT.
ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT, THAT DAY HE WAS FLYING FROM (FNT) TO (MBS) TO COMPLETE A LONG CROSS-COUNTRY SOLO. HE REPORTED AFTER TOUCH DOWN ON RUNWAY 32 A GUST OF WIND STARTED TO LIFT UP ON HIS LEFT WING, WHERE AT THAT POINT HE HAD OVERCORRECTED AND STARTED TO VEER LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT PILOT THEN REACHED DOWN TO CLEAN UP HIS FLAPS AND ADD FULL POWER TO TAKE OFF. THE ELEVATOR ON THE LEFT SIDE THEN STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT CAUSING THE REAR TIRES TO SINK IN THE MUD BRINGING THE PLANE TO AN ABRUPT STOP. AT THAT POINT THE STUDENT PILOT POWERED DOWN THE PLANE.
WEATHER AT MBS AIRPORT AT 18:53Z WAS: WIND 260 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS, GUSTING 17 KNOTS, CLEAR, 10 STATUTE MILES, TEMP 56, DEW POINT 30 AND ALTIMETER 3007.
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