What happened
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The student was on a solo cross-country flight to complete her student solo cross country requirement hours. The cross-country plan was kcno (chino) to F70 to kajo (corona) and back to kcno. When the pilot was ~7 miles from F70, the pilot listened to F70’S AWOS and adjusted my altimeter. The pilot also radioed French Valley traffic their location and intentions to cross midfield. When the pilot was ~1 mile, the pilot radioed their intentions of crossing midfield at 500 feet above light aircraft pattern and then crossed midfield. The pilot crossed midfield, another aircraft radioed their intentions of crossing midfield, and asked to clarify her position, which the pilot did. The pilot radioed her intentions of entering downwind, and she entered a left downwind traffic pattern at ~2350 MSL (light aircraft height) for runway 18. While on downwind, the pilot heard on French Valley traffic short final, saw aircraft off their shoulder, checked the garmin G3X for additional aircraft and did not see any. The pilot radioed their intentions of left base, made left base, and then saw a second aircraft on final directly at 90 degrees in front of them. Slowed her speed, giving the aircraft room to land, and turned on final after the other aircraft had landed. She slowed further (slow vertical descent) to allow the other aircraft to exit runway or to takeoff. The pilot perceived the aircraft was going to exit runway at the first taxiway; however, the aircraft did not exit and waited a few more seconds for the aircraft to exit. Then realized she was too low and too slow. She was unable to recover her airspeed with full throttle and turned aircraft to the right to the grassy area just north of the runway, avoiding the road (auld rd) and traffic on the road. The pilot impacted the ground outside the airport approximately 250 feet ,012 degrees in line with runway 18
As the FAA filed it
THE STUDENT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO COMPLETE HER STUDENT SOLO CROSS COUNTRY REQUIREMENT HOURS. THE CROSS-COUNTRY PLAN WAS KCNO (CHINO) TO F70 TO KAJO (CORONA) AND BACK TO KCNO. WHEN THE PILOT WAS ~7 MILES FROM F70, THE PILOT LISTENED TO F70’S AWOS AND ADJUSTED MY ALTIMETER. THE PILOT ALSO RADIOED FRENCH VALLEY TRAFFIC THEIR LOCATION AND INTENTIONS TO CROSS MIDFIELD. WHEN THE PILOT WAS ~1 MILE, THE PILOT RADIOED THEIR INTENTIONS OF CROSSING MIDFIELD AT 500 FEET ABOVE LIGHT AIRCRAFT PATTERN AND THEN CROSSED MIDFIELD. THE PILOT CROSSED MIDFIELD, ANOTHER AIRCRAFT RADIOED THEIR INTENTIONS OF CROSSING MIDFIELD, AND ASKED TO CLARIFY HER POSITION, WHICH THE PILOT DID. THE PILOT RADIOED HER INTENTIONS OF ENTERING DOWNWIND, AND SHE ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND TRAFFIC PATTERN AT ~2350 MSL (LIGHT AIRCRAFT HEIGHT) FOR RUNWAY 18. WHILE ON DOWNWIND, THE PILOT HEARD ON FRENCH VALLEY TRAFFIC SHORT FINAL, SAW AIRCRAFT OFF THEIR SHOULDER, CHECKED THE GARMIN G3X FOR ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT SEE ANY. THE PILOT RADIOED THEIR INTENTIONS OF LEFT BASE, MADE LEFT BASE, AND THEN SAW A SECOND AIRCRAFT ON FINAL DIRECTLY AT 90 DEGREES IN FRONT OF THEM. SLOWED HER SPEED, GIVING THE AIRCRAFT ROOM TO LAND, AND TURNED ON FINAL AFTER THE OTHER AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED. SHE SLOWED FURTHER (SLOW VERTICAL DESCENT) TO ALLOW THE OTHER AIRCRAFT TO EXIT RUNWAY OR TO TAKEOFF. THE PILOT PERCEIVED THE AIRCRAFT WAS GOING TO EXIT RUNWAY AT THE FIRST TAXIWAY; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT EXIT AND WAITED A FEW MORE SECONDS FOR THE AIRCRAFT TO EXIT. THEN REALIZED SHE WAS TOO LOW AND TOO SLOW. SHE WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER HER AIRSPEED WITH FULL THROTTLE AND TURNED AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT TO THE GRASSY AREA JUST NORTH OF THE RUNWAY, AVOIDING THE ROAD (AULD RD) AND TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. THE PILOT IMPACTED THE GROUND OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET ,012 DEGREES IN LINE WITH RUNWAY 18
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