What happened
On July 9, 2018, a Socata TB-9 Tampico, registration OY-CDO, was involved in an accident during a solo flight training session at Roskilde Airport (EKRK). The aircraft was being operated for flight school purposes under Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
The flight student, who had accumulated 13 hours of total flight time, initially performed landing circuits accompanied by an instructor. After completing several circuits, the student was cleared to continue the session solo. Following five successful solo landings, the student attempted a full-stop landing on runway 29. During the landing roll, the left main landing gear drifted into the grass on the left side of the runway. This excursion caused the aircraft to rotate 180 degrees. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, including a bent nose gear, structural deformation to the firewall at the nose gear attachment points, and damage to the propeller blades and the right wingtip.
The investigation
The Danish Accident Investigation Board conducted an initial safety investigation into the event. The investigation focused on the sequence of the landing and the physical damage sustained by the aircraft. The student pilot reported that there were no mechanical or technical failures present in the aircraft prior to the incident. Based on the findings, the commission decided not to pursue further in-depth investigation steps.