What happened
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Event: on June 9, 2022 at approximately 1806 UTC at New Braunfels National Airport (kbaz), a student pilot flying privacy data omittedPiper PA-28-140, privacy data omitted, attempted his 2nd solo flight. privacy data omitted Took off from kbaz on runway 17. Approximately halfway down the runway at an altitude of approximately 100FT, the student pilot felt the aircraft drift left of runway centerline, and became nervous and experienced tunnel vision when he felt he could not correct/control the aircraft and declared an emergency landing. privacy data omitted Touched down on runway 17 with too little room to stop and overshot the south end of runway 17. After approximately 412FT of total ground travel, privacy data omitted came to a stop in the grass pointed southeast, when the nose gear and tire broke off and the aircraft went nose down. Student pilot was the only person onboard, no injuries.
Weather: clear skies with few clouds, VFR flight with winds from 190 degrees 05 knots, approximately 100 degrees fahrenheit.
Post-accident examination: substantial damage to aircraft noted ?
1. Front gear and tire broke free of aircraft with damage to engine/cockpit firewall bulkhead (warping/buckled),
2. Propeller damaged/bent aft approximately halfway down from tip with scratches/wear in direction of rotation,
3. Damage to engine mounts with bent trusses and broken supports, and
4. Damage to nose of aircraft lower cowling/skin from propeller to firewall area.
As the FAA filed it
EVENT: ON JUNE 9, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1806 UTC AT NEW BRAUNFELS NATIONAL AIRPORT (KBAZ), A STUDENT PILOT FLYING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PIPER PA-28-140, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ATTEMPTED HIS 2ND SOLO FLIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF FROM KBAZ ON RUNWAY 17. APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 100FT, THE STUDENT PILOT FELT THE AIRCRAFT DRIFT LEFT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE, AND BECAME NERVOUS AND EXPERIENCED TUNNEL VISION WHEN HE FELT HE COULD NOT CORRECT/CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 17 WITH TOO LITTLE ROOM TO STOP AND OVERSHOT THE SOUTH END OF RUNWAY 17. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 412FT OF TOTAL GROUND TRAVEL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CAME TO A STOP IN THE GRASS POINTED SOUTHEAST, WHEN THE NOSE GEAR AND TIRE BROKE OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT NOSE DOWN. STUDENT PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD, NO INJURIES.
WEATHER: CLEAR SKIES WITH FEW CLOUDS, VFR FLIGHT WITH WINDS FROM 190 DEGREES 05 KNOTS, APPROXIMATELY 100 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION: SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT NOTED ?
1. FRONT GEAR AND TIRE BROKE FREE OF AIRCRAFT WITH DAMAGE TO ENGINE/COCKPIT FIREWALL BULKHEAD (WARPING/BUCKLED),
2. PROPELLER DAMAGED/BENT AFT APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY DOWN FROM TIP WITH SCRATCHES/WEAR IN DIRECTION OF ROTATION,
3. DAMAGE TO ENGINE MOUNTS WITH BENT TRUSSES AND BROKEN SUPPORTS, AND
4. DAMAGE TO NOSE OF AIRCRAFT LOWER COWLING/SKIN FROM PROPELLER TO FIREWALL AREA.
NTSB investigation
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