What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The instructor reported, in a verbal statement that the student was conducting his first solo on runway 34 at Redding airport (rdd). The first pattern and landing went without issue. On the 2nd takeoff, upon rotation the aircraft veered to the west. The aircraft flew over the parallel taxiway (taxiway d). At full throttle, the aircraft touched down on all wheels before bouncing back up. The aircraft then nosed over and landed nose first into the segmented circle and wind sock before coming to rest. The student walked away from the aircraft with a minor scrap on his hand. At the time of the accident the aircraft and engine are believed to be operating correctly. Substantial aircraft damage caused by impact points on the nose, tail, fuselage, propeller, landing gear, and wings.
As the FAA filed it
THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED, IN A VERBAL STATEMENT THAT THE STUDENT WAS CONDUCTING HIS FIRST SOLO ON RUNWAY 34 AT REDDING AIRPORT (RDD). THE FIRST PATTERN AND LANDING WENT WITHOUT ISSUE. ON THE 2ND TAKEOFF, UPON ROTATION THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE WEST. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW OVER THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY (TAXIWAY D). AT FULL THROTTLE, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON ALL WHEELS BEFORE BOUNCING BACK UP. THE AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED OVER AND LANDED NOSE FIRST INTO THE SEGMENTED CIRCLE AND WIND SOCK BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE STUDENT WALKED AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITH A MINOR SCRAP ON HIS HAND. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE ARE BELIEVED TO BE OPERATING CORRECTLY. SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE CAUSED BY IMPACT POINTS ON THE NOSE, TAIL, FUSELAGE, PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR, AND WINGS.
NTSB investigation
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