What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
To start off, this is my first solo flight. I get everything ready, preflight my plane and taxi my way down to the hold short line. I call departure and make my way around the traffic pattern. I?m on my way down on final and notice I do not like how my approach is looking so I go around and call it. I go around the pattern once again and do a successful landing. There was a small bounce but I was able to recover well and taxi my way out to the hold short line once again. My instructor lets me know my mistake, which was I flared too early. I take note of this and depart again. I go around the pattern again and come down on final, I like how my approach looks and proceed to land. I bounce once and on the touchdown I feel the plane rolling on the right main gear and notice that I start to turn left. At this point I?ve lost control and make sure the power is full out and I?m rolling on the grass and fall into the ditch.
As the FAA filed it
TO START OFF, THIS IS MY FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. I GET EVERYTHING READY, PREFLIGHT MY PLANE AND TAXI MY WAY DOWN TO THE HOLD SHORT LINE. I CALL DEPARTURE AND MAKE MY WAY AROUND THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. I?M ON MY WAY DOWN ON FINAL AND NOTICE I DO NOT LIKE HOW MY APPROACH IS LOOKING SO I GO AROUND AND CALL IT. I GO AROUND THE PATTERN ONCE AGAIN AND DO A SUCCESSFUL LANDING. THERE WAS A SMALL BOUNCE BUT I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER WELL AND TAXI MY WAY OUT TO THE HOLD SHORT LINE ONCE AGAIN. MY INSTRUCTOR LETS ME KNOW MY MISTAKE, WHICH WAS I FLARED TOO EARLY. I TAKE NOTE OF THIS AND DEPART AGAIN. I GO AROUND THE PATTERN AGAIN AND COME DOWN ON FINAL, I LIKE HOW MY APPROACH LOOKS AND PROCEED TO LAND. I BOUNCE ONCE AND ON THE TOUCHDOWN I FEEL THE PLANE ROLLING ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND NOTICE THAT I START TO TURN LEFT. AT THIS POINT I?VE LOST CONTROL AND MAKE SURE THE POWER IS FULL OUT AND I?M ROLLING ON THE GRASS AND FALL INTO THE DITCH.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.