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Erie, CO
According to the student pilot he was practicing touch and go landings on runway 33. The student pilot stated that during the landing roll, the airplane got "squirrelly." The airplane departed the right side of the runway and nosed down in an adjacent ditch, resulting in substantial damage. An examination of the airplane's system revealed no anomalies.
The student pilot's failure to maintain direction control during the landing roll.
According to the Pilot Aircraft Accident Report Form, submitted by the student pilot, he was practicing touch and go landings on runway 33 (4,700 feet by 60 feet, concrete). The student pilot stated that during the landing roll, the airplane got "squirrelly." The airplane departed the right side of the runway and nosed down in an adjacent ditch. The propeller was bent, and the left wing tip extension and spar were broken. The student pilot reported no problems with the airplane. An examination of the airplane's system, conducted by the FAA, revealed no anomalies.