Event Details
A student pilot flying a Cessna 172N departed his home airport for a short solo flight to another airport, where he made an uneventful full-stop landing. On return, while attempting to land on runway 27, the airplane was "blowing around quite a bit." During the landing attempt, the airplane bounced twice, prompting the pilot to execute a go-around. He applied power and attempted to maintain 70 knots during the climbout, but the airplane veered left and "would not climb." The student pilot aborted the takeoff, and the airplane subsequently struck trees adjacent to a taxiway. The collision caused substantial damage to the wings and cabin structure.
Pilot Information
The student pilot had accumulated approximately 15 total hours of flight experience, of which 3 hours were conducted solo. He did not report any mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
Weather Conditions
According to the student pilot's certificated flight instructor (CFI), the winds at the time of the accident were no more than 5 knots, but the windsock was "dancing." The CFI added that the winds were favoring runway 27, but might have switched to favor runway 9 at the time of the accident. Recorded conditions at an airport 13 miles northwest of the accident location were winds from 020 degrees at 8 knots and a temperature of 31 degrees Celsius.