What happened
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Student pilot conducting landings on first solo flight at Wichita Dwight d. Eisenhower (ict). During second takeoff roll pilot experinced a hard pull to the left. Aircraft departed runway into grass . Pilot reduced power maintained neutral controls while applying brakes. Aircraft left main hit runway sign. Damage to lower left firewall, structural area aft of the left gear leg attach point, left horizontal, and left elevator. Landing gear damage includes left main wheel, left tire, left gear leg and attach bolt (sheared) and structural attach point. The nose wheel fork appears skewed off center this is concurrent with the firewall damaged to the lower left of the forward fuselage. Damage is also visible to the left-wing tip, left wing rear corner and outer left aileron.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT CONDUCTING LANDINGS ON FIRST SOLO FLIGHT AT WICHITA DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (ICT). DURING SECOND TAKEOFF ROLL PILOT EXPERINCED A HARD PULL TO THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY INTO GRASS . PILOT REDUCED POWER MAINTAINED NEUTRAL CONTROLS WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. AIRCRAFT LEFT MAIN HIT RUNWAY SIGN. DAMAGE TO LOWER LEFT FIREWALL, STRUCTURAL AREA AFT OF THE LEFT GEAR LEG ATTACH POINT, LEFT HORIZONTAL, AND LEFT ELEVATOR. LANDING GEAR DAMAGE INCLUDES LEFT MAIN WHEEL, LEFT TIRE, LEFT GEAR LEG AND ATTACH BOLT (SHEARED) AND STRUCTURAL ATTACH POINT. THE NOSE WHEEL FORK APPEARS SKEWED OFF CENTER THIS IS CONCURRENT WITH THE FIREWALL DAMAGED TO THE LOWER LEFT OF THE FORWARD FUSELAGE. DAMAGE IS ALSO VISIBLE TO THE LEFT-WING TIP, LEFT WING REAR CORNER AND OUTER LEFT AILERON.
NTSB investigation
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