Event Summary
During a departure from runway 27, the airplane veered to the left side of the runway and struck a windsock with its left wing, resulting in substantial damage. The solo student pilot, who was on an instructional cross-country flight, was not injured in the incident.
Pilot Report
The student pilot reported, "I taxied onto the runway for departure and the airplane began to pull to the left. I then added more correction but couldn't prevent the aircraft from going off the runway. The left wing hit the wind sock and then the plane came to a rest."
Additional Details
The student pilot had accumulated a total of 58 hours of flight time, with 9.9 hours as pilot in command. At the time of the incident, observed surface winds were from 240 degrees at 15 knots, gusting to 21 knots, as recorded at 1554.