What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The student pilot (PIC) was working on solo touch and goes utilizing runway 34. During the transition from the landing rollout to the takeoff roll, the PIC turned the carb heat off, retracted the flaps to 10°. Once the flaps were set, the PIC added power. The engine sputtered slightly due to rapid throttle input in the cold weather. The PIC reduced the throttle slightly and then added full power again without any roughness. As the power increased the nose of the aircraft veered left. The PIC added right rudder in an attempt to maintain centerline, however was unsuccessful. As rotation speed was reached, the PIC attempted to rotate and noticed a reduction in airspeed so he reduced back pressure in order to gain speed. At this point the aircraft struck the snowbank on the left side of the runway. Video surveillance footage from the FBO on the field showed the aircraft in a near vertical position upon striking the snowbank before coming back to rest upright. The PIC was able to exit the aircraft and reported no injuries. Damage to the aircraft included, but was not limited to propeller damage, collapsed nose gear, damage to both wings and broken engine mount.
As the FAA filed it
THE STUDENT PILOT (PIC) WAS WORKING ON SOLO TOUCH AND GOES UTILIZING RUNWAY 34. DURING THE TRANSITION FROM THE LANDING ROLLOUT TO THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE PIC TURNED THE CARB HEAT OFF, RETRACTED THE FLAPS TO 10°. ONCE THE FLAPS WERE SET, THE PIC ADDED POWER. THE ENGINE SPUTTERED SLIGHTLY DUE TO RAPID THROTTLE INPUT IN THE COLD WEATHER. THE PIC REDUCED THE THROTTLE SLIGHTLY AND THEN ADDED FULL POWER AGAIN WITHOUT ANY ROUGHNESS. AS THE POWER INCREASED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT. THE PIC ADDED RIGHT RUDDER IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN CENTERLINE, HOWEVER WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. AS ROTATION SPEED WAS REACHED, THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO ROTATE AND NOTICED A REDUCTION IN AIRSPEED SO HE REDUCED BACK PRESSURE IN ORDER TO GAIN SPEED. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE SNOWBANK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. VIDEO SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE FROM THE FBO ON THE FIELD SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT IN A NEAR VERTICAL POSITION UPON STRIKING THE SNOWBANK BEFORE COMING BACK TO REST UPRIGHT. THE PIC WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT AND REPORTED NO INJURIES. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED, BUT WAS NOT LIMITED TO PROPELLER DAMAGE, COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR, DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.