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C172 instructor pilot reported a runway excursion after the student pilot inadvertently applied the left brake during landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1593980 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201811 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| 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 | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Normal Brake System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway |
Narrative:
Upon touchdown for an intended touch and go; my student (who holds a student pilot certificate) unintentionally pressed the left brake and caused an abrupt left turn. The safest course of action was to continue straight ahead which caused the aircraft to depart the runway onto the grass. I brought the aircraft to a safe stop and then taxied onto the nearest taxiway and continued via tower instructions to parking. No damage to the aircraft or airport property was noted; nor was there injury to my student or myself.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 instructor pilot reported a runway excursion after the student pilot inadvertently applied the left brake during landing.
Narrative: Upon touchdown for an intended touch and go; my student (who holds a student pilot certificate) unintentionally pressed the left brake and caused an abrupt left turn. The safest course of action was to continue straight ahead which caused the aircraft to depart the runway onto the grass. I brought the aircraft to a safe stop and then taxied onto the nearest taxiway and continued via Tower instructions to parking. No damage to the aircraft or airport property was noted; nor was there injury to my student or myself.
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.