Incident Overview
A student pilot, who had accumulated 17 hours of flight time, was scheduled for one hour of solo landing and takeoff practice on the afternoon of his initial solo flight. During the first touch-and-go landing, the airplane landed hard and bounced twice before the pilot regained control.
Flight Details
Immediately after beginning the takeoff roll following that landing, the airplane began to yaw to the left. After becoming airborne, the left wing dropped and the airplane initiated a turn toward a parallel runway. The pilot reported that he reduced power in an attempt to regain control, subsequently landing across the parallel runway. The airplane then nosed over and came to rest in an inverted position.
Post-Accident Findings
Examination of the aircraft revealed that the rudder was stuck to the left as a result of damage incurred by the nose gear during the earlier hard landing. No other causal factors were stated in the investigation source.