A C172 instructor pilot reported striking a taxiway light after losing directional control following...

Attributes
ACN	1316817
Time
Date	201512
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Instructor Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 380 Flight Crew Total 420 Flight Crew Type 30
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

After landing; a wind gust picked up the right wing; the aircraft started to pivot on the left main and we went into the grass next to the taxiway. We struck a taxiway light before exiting the grass. The winds were 230/6 on ATIS during descent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 instructor pilot reported striking a taxiway light after losing directional control following the landing.

Narrative: After landing; a wind gust picked up the right wing; the aircraft started to pivot on the left main and we went into the grass next to the taxiway. We struck a taxiway light before exiting the grass. The winds were 230/6 on ATIS during descent.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.