What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot was starting his 3rd solo takeoff and full stop taxiback. As he started his takeoff roll, he noticed the aircraft wanting to get airborne prior to reaching rotating speed. He then noticed the flaps were still full down and reached over and retracted the flaps. At this point the aircraft had veered to the left and the pilot pulled the power back. The aircraft veered off the runway and ran into two taxiway /rwy signs before coming to a complete stop off the runway. Aircraft sustained damage to the elevator trim tab actuator, right side strut, some damage on the bottom side of the nose and bent the propeller slightly.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT WAS STARTING HIS 3RD SOLO TAKEOFF AND FULL STOP TAXIBACK. AS HE STARTED HIS TAKEOFF ROLL, HE NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT WANTING TO GET AIRBORNE PRIOR TO REACHING ROTATING SPEED. HE THEN NOTICED THE FLAPS WERE STILL FULL DOWN AND REACHED OVER AND RETRACTED THE FLAPS. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT HAD VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE PILOT PULLED THE POWER BACK. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND RAN INTO TWO TAXIWAY /RWY SIGNS BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP OFF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB ACTUATOR, RIGHT SIDE STRUT, SOME DAMAGE ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE NOSE AND BENT THE PROPELLER SLIGHTLY.
NTSB investigation
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