Citabria student and instructor depart runway on rollout due to foot caught under rudder pedal.

Attributes
ACN	719721
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Champion Citabria 7ECA
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	719722
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 100 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	719722
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After landing in the transition to taxi the airplane drifted to the left. The student attempted to correct back to the centerline. The student was unable to correct because his foot was stuck under the pedal. The situation became progressively worse and the instructor attempted to make corrective action as well; but the rudder pedal would not move. The result was that the airplane taxied off the runway and into the ditch; and there was a propeller strike. To prevent this from occurring again we can make sure that the interior floor is not catching on the pilot's foot.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CITABRIA STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR DEPART RWY ON ROLLOUT DUE TO FOOT CAUGHT UNDER RUDDER PEDAL.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG IN THE TRANSITION TO TAXI THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED TO THE L. THE STUDENT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BACK TO THE CTRLINE. THE STUDENT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT BECAUSE HIS FOOT WAS STUCK UNDER THE PEDAL. THE SITUATION BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO MAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION AS WELL; BUT THE RUDDER PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVE. THE RESULT WAS THAT THE AIRPLANE TAXIED OFF THE RWY AND INTO THE DITCH; AND THERE WAS A PROP STRIKE. TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING AGAIN WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THE INTERIOR FLOOR IS NOT CATCHING ON THE PLT'S FOOT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.