What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot in command (PIC) was a student pilot finishing up the last of his solo flight required for his private pilot certificate. Winds at lic were reported as 330 at three knots. The PIC stated that the flight was normal until he landed on runway 34 at lic. He stated that while putting power in for the take off and retracting the flaps the plane veered to the left and hit a snowbank. He stated that was his entire memory of the event. The iic arrived on scene and performed a site inspection. The aircraft was found upside down on the left side of runway 34. The right wing strut was broken and the left wing tip was destroyed. The propeller was bent and the propeller spinner was imbedded in the ground six feet from the final resting spot of the aircraft. The vertical fin was heavily damaged by the impact and the front windshield was broken. Thirty feet from the wreckage in a line from the centerline of the runway, marks in the snow from the left main tire and tail of the aircraft started. Aircraft control continuity was confirmed on the ailerons, elevators and rudder. Full travel of both rudder pedals produced no binding or noted issues. Both brakes were tested and operated normally. No machinal indications of issues were present. Logbooks for the aircraft were reviewed with no defects noted. The student pilot's logbook was reviewed and determined that he was legal to conduct the flight.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) WAS A STUDENT PILOT FINISHING UP THE LAST OF HIS SOLO FLIGHT REQUIRED FOR HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. WINDS AT LIC WERE REPORTED AS 330 AT THREE KNOTS. THE PIC STATED THAT THE FLIGHT WAS NORMAL UNTIL HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 34 AT LIC. HE STATED THAT WHILE PUTTING POWER IN FOR THE TAKE OFF AND RETRACTING THE FLAPS THE PLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND HIT A SNOWBANK. HE STATED THAT WAS HIS ENTIRE MEMORY OF THE EVENT. THE IIC ARRIVED ON SCENE AND PERFORMED A SITE INSPECTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND UPSIDE DOWN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 34. THE RIGHT WING STRUT WAS BROKEN AND THE LEFT WING TIP WAS DESTROYED. THE PROPELLER WAS BENT AND THE PROPELLER SPINNER WAS IMBEDDED IN THE GROUND SIX FEET FROM THE FINAL RESTING SPOT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE VERTICAL FIN WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED BY THE IMPACT AND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN. THIRTY FEET FROM THE WRECKAGE IN A LINE FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY, MARKS IN THE SNOW FROM THE LEFT MAIN TIRE AND TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT STARTED. AIRCRAFT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED ON THE AILERONS, ELEVATORS AND RUDDER. FULL TRAVEL OF BOTH RUDDER PEDALS PRODUCED NO BINDING OR NOTED ISSUES. BOTH BRAKES WERE TESTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. NO MACHINAL INDICATIONS OF ISSUES WERE PRESENT. LOGBOOKS FOR THE AIRCRAFT WERE REVIEWED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE STUDENT PILOT'S LOGBOOK WAS REVIEWED AND DETERMINED THAT HE WAS LEGAL TO CONDUCT THE FLIGHT.
NTSB investigation
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