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Clarksville, TN
THE 13 HOUR STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HER FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT. THE WIND WAS REPORTED CALM AND THE STUDENT PILOT HAD MADE TWO TOUCH AND GO'S. ON THE THIRD, SHE ADDED FULL POWER FOR TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT. SHE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BY USING THE AILERONS AND THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY FOR SOME DISTANCE, THEN RAN OVER ROUGH TERRAIN, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.
THE 13 HOUR STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HER FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT. THE WIND WAS REPORTED CALM AND THE STUDENT PILOT HAD MADE TWO TOUCH AND GO'S. ON THE THIRD, SHE ADDED FULL POWER FOR TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT. SHE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BY USING THE AILERONS AND THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY FOR SOME DISTANCE, THEN RAN OVER ROUGH TERRAIN, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.