What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 03/27/2022, a solo student pilot experienced a runway excursion on runway 22L at Falcon field after touchdown. There was no injury to the student, but the aircraft did receive substantial damage. The student?s approach was stable, but touchdown was slightly right of centerline and just beyond the thousand foot markers. When the aircraft made contact with the runway, it yawed left of centerline as the student applied full right rudder. The aircraft exited the runway, striking a runway id sign. The aircraft came to rest in the grassy infield of rwy 22L just after taxiway delta 7.
The NTSB and FAA were notified of this event. The NTSB was provided photographs of the aircraft damage, after which NTSB authorized the flight school to remove the aircraft from the runway. The NTSB has not assigned an accident number to this event.
After the aircraft was transported to the maintenance hangar, it was given an initial inspection, which revealed further, substantial damage. Aircraft damage includes but is not limited to damage to the prop, including separation of one prop tip, collapsed nose gear, firewall damage, engine mount failure, right main gear damage and left wing damage including a ruptured fuel tank.
The student is enrolled in the privacy data omitted FAA 61 program. At the time of the event, the student held a student pilot certificate issued on January 24, 2022.
The mission was a solo to the se + sw practice areas conducted in daytime VFR conditions.
As the FAA filed it
ON 03/27/2022, A SOLO STUDENT PILOT EXPERIENCED A RUNWAY EXCURSION ON RUNWAY 22L AT FALCON FIELD AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE STUDENT, BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID RECEIVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE STUDENT?S APPROACH WAS STABLE, BUT TOUCHDOWN WAS SLIGHTLY RIGHT OF CENTERLINE AND JUST BEYOND THE THOUSAND FOOT MARKERS. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, IT YAWED LEFT OF CENTERLINE AS THE STUDENT APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY, STRIKING A RUNWAY ID SIGN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASSY INFIELD OF RWY 22L JUST AFTER TAXIWAY DELTA 7.
THE NTSB AND FAA WERE NOTIFIED OF THIS EVENT. THE NTSB WAS PROVIDED PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE, AFTER WHICH NTSB AUTHORIZED THE FLIGHT SCHOOL TO REMOVE THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RUNWAY. THE NTSB HAS NOT ASSIGNED AN ACCIDENT NUMBER TO THIS EVENT.
AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE MAINTENANCE HANGAR, IT WAS GIVEN AN INITIAL INSPECTION, WHICH REVEALED FURTHER, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGE TO THE PROP, INCLUDING SEPARATION OF ONE PROP TIP, COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR, FIREWALL DAMAGE, ENGINE MOUNT FAILURE, RIGHT MAIN GEAR DAMAGE AND LEFT WING DAMAGE INCLUDING A RUPTURED FUEL TANK.
THE STUDENT IS ENROLLED IN THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAA 61 PROGRAM. AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT, THE STUDENT HELD A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE ISSUED ON JANUARY 24, 2022.
THE MISSION WAS A SOLO TO THE SE + SW PRACTICE AREAS CONDUCTED IN DAYTIME VFR CONDITIONS.