Instructor of a C-152 single pilot trainee reported that the trainee had a runway excursion includin...

Narrative:

A student pilot solo had a runway excursion incident during his third solo flight in the traffic pattern at ZZZ. Student had been instructed to perform only full stop taxi back for the pattern work and he had complied accordingly. The ATIS during the time of event was reported at 120@08 which was within the the limitations listed in the student's endorsements. After about 1 hour of solo flight in the pattern for [runway] xxr; student described that when the aircraft touched down on the runway after a landing; he was not able to maintain directional control using the rudder. The aircraft veered off to the left of the runway; the left main wheel got onto the grass and impacted a runway light. The student then promptly corrected the aircraft back onto the runway and came to a complete stop near the intersection of [runways] xyr and xxr. The tower asked the student to stay in position and wait for the first responders.the student is safe without any form of injury and the aircraft is intact with no substantial damage. Student was able to taxi back to the ramp with the aircraft after the incident while followed by the airport operation vehicles. All documents and required information from the student and the instructor has been provided the to airport operation personnel.the flight hours provided above is the student of the incident. The person submitting the current report is the instructor on behalf of the student.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Instructor of a C-152 Single Pilot trainee reported that the trainee had a runway excursion including striking a landing light during their landing rollout.

Narrative: A student pilot solo had a runway excursion incident during his third solo flight in the traffic pattern at ZZZ. Student had been instructed to perform only full stop taxi back for the pattern work and he had complied accordingly. The ATIS during the time of event was reported at 120@08 which was within the the limitations listed in the student's endorsements. After about 1 hour of solo flight in the pattern for [Runway] XXR; student described that when the aircraft touched down on the runway after a landing; he was not able to maintain directional control using the rudder. The aircraft veered off to the left of the runway; the left main wheel got onto the grass and impacted a runway light. The student then promptly corrected the aircraft back onto the runway and came to a complete stop near the intersection of [Runways] XYR and XXR. The Tower asked the student to stay in position and wait for the first responders.The student is safe without any form of injury and the aircraft is intact with no substantial damage. Student was able to taxi back to the ramp with the aircraft after the incident while followed by the airport operation vehicles. All documents and required information from the student and the instructor has been provided the to Airport Operation personnel.The flight hours provided above is the student of the incident. The person submitting the current report is the instructor on behalf of the student.

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Attributes
ACN	1737521
Time
Date	202003
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying Trainee
Qualification	Flight Crew Student
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 45 Flight Crew Total 45 Flight Crew Type 45
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Excursion Runway

Instructor of a C-152 single pilot trainee reported that the trainee had a runway excursion including striking a landing light during their landing rollout.