What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Upon landing touchdown, during a student solo flight, the student pilot failed to maintain directional control of the aircraft during full stop landing. The aircraft turned to the left ,the student pilot overcorrected with a right rudder input resulting in a right turn. The aircraft departed the runway surface and struck an airport informational sign. Upon colliding with the informational sign, the right main landing gear and wheel were detached at the attachment point. Additionally puncturing the right fuel tank.
As the FAA filed it
UPON LANDING TOUCHDOWN, DURING A STUDENT SOLO FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING FULL STOP LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE LEFT ,THE STUDENT PILOT OVERCORRECTED WITH A RIGHT RUDDER INPUT RESULTING IN A RIGHT TURN. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND STRUCK AN AIRPORT INFORMATIONAL SIGN. UPON COLLIDING WITH THE INFORMATIONAL SIGN, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND WHEEL WERE DETACHED AT THE ATTACHMENT POINT. ADDITIONALLY PUNCTURING THE RIGHT FUEL TANK.
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