vector4fun. Agree 100%. I think it's outrageous that a youngster who couldn't hold a full driving licence here in the UK should be sent solo at a busy airfield when he apparently had difficulty coping with a very common situation. I can't see that the phraseology used by ATC has any bearing on the matter; I have used "non-book" on many occasions when dealing with inexperienced pilots with great success.
A dreadful waste of a life and my thoughts are with the young pilot's family and with the ATC people involved.