Incident Summary
The airplane sustained substantial damage during a nose over following a loss of control on the landing roll on runway 13. The student pilot was uninjured.
Pilot Statement
The student pilot stated that around 1545, wind conditions were between eight and nine knots. He returned to the airport about 1630 and decided to practice touch and goes. He reported, "I landed and bounced over to the left side of the runway. My left wheel went into the grass pulling the plane into the ditch. I tried to correct the plane by using the ailerons, rudder, and the brakes. As the plane hit the bottom of the ditch the front wheel broke off putting the nose of the plane into the ground flipping it over and onto the approach runway."
Logbook Endorsement
A review of the student's logbook revealed an endorsement for solo flights with a limitation that stated a "...maximum crosswind component of 8 knots."
Weather Observations
At 1657, the HCO wind was 240 degrees at 15 knots gusts to 20 knots.