C172 student pilot landing sgr, exits runway when inadvertently applying brake and rudder pressure.

Attributes
ACN	619473
Time
Date	200406
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sgr.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1450 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	619473
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 52.9 flight time total : 77 flight time type : 77
ASRS Report	619475
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

A student in the pre check ride stage of his training took a plane to practice private pilot maneuvers. Upon landing at sugarland regional airport, student landed with left foot on brake. This in turn caused the airplane to depart to the adjacent taxiway through a grass field. No property damage or damage to the aircraft was incurred. I feel that this situation may have been avoided if constant verbal emphasis was placed on sliding feet to the bottom portion of the rudder pedals during landing portion of the flight, instead of just emphasizing this during the initial part of training. Supplemental information from acn 619475: I landed airplane with left rudder in for crosswind correction. I inadvertently had my left toe on the brake which caused a hard swerve to the left. I crammed power and cleared median and set plane down on taxiway. In the future, I will be sure to keep my feet off the brake when landing until I am ready to stop the plane. Supplemental information from acn 619475: I landed airplane with left rudder in for cross wind convection. I inadvertently had my left toe on the brake which caused a hard swerve to the left. I crammed power and cleared median and set plane down on taxiway. In the future, I will be sure to keep my feet off the brake when landing until I am ready to stop the plane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 STUDENT PLT LNDG SGR, EXITS RWY WHEN INADVERTENTLY APPLYING BRAKE AND RUDDER PRESSURE.

Narrative: A STUDENT IN THE PRE CHK RIDE STAGE OF HIS TRAINING TOOK A PLANE TO PRACTICE PVT PLT MANEUVERS. UPON LNDG AT SUGARLAND REGIONAL ARPT, STUDENT LANDED WITH L FOOT ON BRAKE. THIS IN TURN CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO DEPART TO THE ADJACENT TXWY THROUGH A GRASS FIELD. NO PROPERTY DAMAGE OR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT WAS INCURRED. I FEEL THAT THIS SIT MAY HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF CONSTANT VERBAL EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON SLIDING FEET TO THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE RUDDER PEDALS DURING LNDG PORTION OF THE FLT, INSTEAD OF JUST EMPHASIZING THIS DURING THE INITIAL PART OF TRAINING. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 619475: I LANDED AIRPLANE WITH L RUDDER IN FOR XWIND CORRECTION. I INADVERTENTLY HAD MY L TOE ON THE BRAKE WHICH CAUSED A HARD SWERVE TO THE L. I CRAMMED PWR AND CLRED MEDIAN AND SET PLANE DOWN ON TXWY. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL BE SURE TO KEEP MY FEET OFF THE BRAKE WHEN LNDG UNTIL I AM READY TO STOP THE PLANE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 619475: I LANDED AIRPLANE WITH L RUDDER IN FOR CROSS WIND CONVECTION. I INADVERTENTLY HAD MY L TOE ON THE BRAKE WHICH CAUSED A HARD SWERVE TO THE L. I CRAMMED PWR AND CLEARED MEDIAN AND SET PLANE DOWN ON TXWY. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL BE SURE TO KEEP MY FEET OFF THE BRAKE WHEN LNDG UNTIL I AM READY TO STOP THE PLANE.

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.