Accident Details
The accident occurred while a student pilot was landing on runway 31, an 8,002-foot-long, 150-foot-wide asphalt runway. During the landing roll, the airplane veered off the left side of the runway and collided with a runway sign. The impact resulted in substantial damage to the left wing strut and left horizontal stabilizer. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no preimpact malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.
Aircraft and Pilot Information
The airplane had accumulated approximately 13 hours of operation since its most recent 100-hour inspection, which was performed three days prior to the accident. The student pilot had logged about 45 hours of total flight experience, all in the same make and model of the accident airplane. This total included roughly 38 hours flown in the 90 days preceding the accident.
Weather Conditions
At the time of the accident, the wind at the airport was reported as coming from 40 degrees at 6 knots.