What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The solo student pilot was not properly aligned with the runway heading on touchdown. The pilot applied the opposite required control input for the winds encountered and overcorrected additional inputs for maintaining control. The pilot failed to maintain runway heading and eventually experienced a ground loop with hard-breaking action. The CFI removed solo authorization following additional landing training with greater crosswind components. The pilot was on a part 91 solo flight and not a student of the part 141 program.
As the FAA filed it
THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY HEADING ON TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT APPLIED THE OPPOSITE REQUIRED CONTROL INPUT FOR THE WINDS ENCOUNTERED AND OVERCORRECTED ADDITIONAL INPUTS FOR MAINTAINING CONTROL. THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY HEADING AND EVENTUALLY EXPERIENCED A GROUND LOOP WITH HARD-BREAKING ACTION. THE CFI REMOVED SOLO AUTHORIZATION FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL LANDING TRAINING WITH GREATER CROSSWIND COMPONENTS. THE PILOT WAS ON A PART 91 SOLO FLIGHT AND NOT A STUDENT OF THE PART 141 PROGRAM.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.