Accident Overview
A solo student pilot was attempting to takeoff in the presence of a 10-knot left crosswind. According to the pilot's account to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge, the airplane's nose initially swerved to the right. The pilot stated that he then overcorrected for this deviation.
Sequence of Events
As the overcorrection occurred, the aircraft's 29-inch tundra tires made contact with the warm, dry, newly surfaced asphalt. This interaction caused the airplane to ground loop to the left. The ground loop resulted in the collapse of the right main landing gear assembly and damage to the right wing.
Pilot Experience
The pilot, who was flying solo, had accumulated a total of 24 hours of flight experience at the time of the accident.