The student pilot reported that, on her first solo flight, during the second touch and go at the airport in Anchorage, Alaska, the Piper PA22 “started sliding” to the right shortly after touchdown.
She overcorrected with “excessive” left rudder. The airplane left the runway, hit a snowbank, and nosed over.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage.
The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s overcorrection with rudder during the landing and her subsequent failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion, impact with a snowbank, and a nose-over.
This January 2019 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others.
