What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
This student pilot was practicing cross wind landings at sep runway 14. The pilot encountered a southwest crosswind. The wind was skidding the airplane sideways so he tried correcting for it. He over-corrected the rudder to counter the wind and lost control of the airplane and veered to the right going southwest. The aircraft went down in the drainage ditch between the runway and taxiway then went up the other side. The left wingtip hit the ground in the lowest part of the ditch. As the aircraft went up the other side, the nose landing gear collapsed where it came to rest.
As the FAA filed it
THIS STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING CROSS WIND LANDINGS AT SEP RUNWAY 14. THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A SOUTHWEST CROSSWIND. THE WIND WAS SKIDDING THE AIRPLANE SIDEWAYS SO HE TRIED CORRECTING FOR IT. HE OVER-CORRECTED THE RUDDER TO COUNTER THE WIND AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND VEERED TO THE RIGHT GOING SOUTHWEST. THE AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN IN THE DRAINAGE DITCH BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY THEN WENT UP THE OTHER SIDE. THE LEFT WINGTIP HIT THE GROUND IN THE LOWEST PART OF THE DITCH. AS THE AIRCRAFT WENT UP THE OTHER SIDE, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHERE IT CAME TO REST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
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