What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 9/18/2023 at 1340Z, a student pilot during a first solo flight lost control of a Cessna 172 after touch down and veered left off of the runway and impacted a taxiway sign. The pilot reported that the plane ballooned and then touched down right of center line in a skid and they over corrected to the left. The were no injuries of the sole occupant reported. The aircraft had substantial damage to the left main gear, horizontal stabilizer.
As the FAA filed it
ON 9/18/2023 AT 1340Z, A STUDENT PILOT DURING A FIRST SOLO FLIGHT LOST CONTROL OF A CESSNA 172 AFTER TOUCH DOWN AND VEERED LEFT OFF OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A TAXIWAY SIGN. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE PLANE BALLOONED AND THEN TOUCHED DOWN RIGHT OF CENTER LINE IN A SKID AND THEY OVER CORRECTED TO THE LEFT. THE WERE NO INJURIES OF THE SOLE OCCUPANT REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN GEAR, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.