Accident Details
The student pilot was completing a solo cross-country flight and was landing at the destination airport. During the landing roll on runway 17, which is 3,900 feet long and 75 feet wide with dry concrete surface, the airplane began to yaw abruptly to the left. The winds at the time were reported from 140 degrees at 13 knots.
Sequence of Events
In response to the sudden left yaw, the student pilot attempted an aborted landing. However, the airplane then veered off the left side of the runway and impacted terrain. The outcome of the event was substantial damage to the aircraft.
Aircraft Damage
The impact caused substantial damage to the airplane. Specific damage included buckled right wing spars, a bent firewall, fuselage damage below the left windshield and side window, a buckled empennage, and a bent horizontal stabilizer.