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Student pilot leaves runway during second solo flight encountering a tall runway light resulting in damage to both the light and the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 466335 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200003 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ash.airport |
| State Reference | NH |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ash.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 9 flight time total : 16 flight time type : 14 |
| ASRS Report | 466335 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : runway ground encounters other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On second solo, in rollout phase, used excessive braking with pedals uneven which caused aircraft to veer to edge of runway. Made contact with runway edge light which at this airport sticks up in excess of 3 ft. This caused damage to left aircraft fuel tank and demolished edge light (light required replacement). Believed this to be caused by excess braking and by neglecting to reduce power to zero at touchdown. Was late for work and had soloed for the first time earlier that day.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: STUDENT PLT LEAVES RWY DURING SECOND SOLO FLT ENCOUNTERING A TALL RWY LIGHT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO BOTH THE LIGHT AND THE ACFT.
Narrative: ON SECOND SOLO, IN ROLLOUT PHASE, USED EXCESSIVE BRAKING WITH PEDALS UNEVEN WHICH CAUSED ACFT TO VEER TO EDGE OF RWY. MADE CONTACT WITH RWY EDGE LIGHT WHICH AT THIS ARPT STICKS UP IN EXCESS OF 3 FT. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO L ACFT FUEL TANK AND DEMOLISHED EDGE LIGHT (LIGHT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT). BELIEVED THIS TO BE CAUSED BY EXCESS BRAKING AND BY NEGLECTING TO REDUCE PWR TO ZERO AT TOUCHDOWN. WAS LATE FOR WORK AND HAD SOLOED FOR THE FIRST TIME EARLIER THAT DAY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.