What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The student pilot sucessfully completed the first touch-and-go maneuver without incident. The student pilot approached the runway faster than during her first attempt. A crosswind was encountered during the approach, leading to a bounced landing. The pilot applied brakes following the bounce, the aircraft veered off the runway due to a combination of speed, crosswind, brake application, and struck the aircraft left wing leading edge struck a sign.
As the FAA filed it
THE STUDENT PILOT SUCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE FIRST TOUCH-AND-GO MANEUVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE STUDENT PILOT APPROACHED THE RUNWAY FASTER THAN DURING HER FIRST ATTEMPT. A CROSSWIND WAS ENCOUNTERED DURING THE APPROACH, LEADING TO A BOUNCED LANDING. THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES FOLLOWING THE BOUNCE, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SPEED, CROSSWIND, BRAKE APPLICATION, AND STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING LEADING EDGE STRUCK A SIGN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.