A low time student pilot lost control of his C172 after touchdown and ran off the side of the runway...

Attributes
ACN	748629
Time
Date	200708
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hut.airport
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 27 flight time total : 32 flight time type : 32
ASRS Report	748629
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I had just landed aircraft near or on the center of the runway and after traveling a short distance the aircraft started veering to the right and I took corrective action with left rudder and aircraft began tipping to the right. I then took out correction with rudder and allowed aircraft to continue off the side of the runway steering between runway signs and lights as best as I could. The aircraft missed all obstacles and slowed to a stop in the grass next to the runway. Tower then asked if I needed assistance and I declined because I was able to taxi back onto taxiway from the grass. After shutting down on the ramp the mechanics inspected the aircraft and found no damage. To prevent this in the future I now understand that more use of the ailerons was needed to level the aircraft and then continue using the rudder to keep the aircraft on the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LOW TIME STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF HIS C172 AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WITH NO DAMAGE.

Narrative: I HAD JUST LANDED ACFT NEAR OR ON THE CTR OF THE RWY AND AFTER TRAVELING A SHORT DISTANCE THE ACFT STARTED VEERING TO THE R AND I TOOK CORRECTIVE ACTION WITH L RUDDER AND ACFT BEGAN TIPPING TO THE R. I THEN TOOK OUT CORRECTION WITH RUDDER AND ALLOWED ACFT TO CONTINUE OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY STEERING BTWN RWY SIGNS AND LIGHTS AS BEST AS I COULD. THE ACFT MISSED ALL OBSTACLES AND SLOWED TO A STOP IN THE GRASS NEXT TO THE RWY. TWR THEN ASKED IF I NEEDED ASSISTANCE AND I DECLINED BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO TAXI BACK ONTO TXWY FROM THE GRASS. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN ON THE RAMP THE MECHS INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND NO DAMAGE. TO PREVENT THIS IN THE FUTURE I NOW UNDERSTAND THAT MORE USE OF THE AILERONS WAS NEEDED TO LEVEL THE ACFT AND THEN CONTINUE USING THE RUDDER TO KEEP THE ACFT ON THE RWY.

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.

A low time student pilot lost control of his C172 after touchdown and ran off the side of the runway with no damage.