What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 5, 1999, about 0930 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 152, N5368L, registered to ddw aircraft sales and operated by cav-air acquisition inc. experienced a loss of directional control as it made a landing at Boca airport (bct) ran off the runway and collided with a fence causing minor damage to the acft, the pilot was not injured. The pilot stated that after landing he retracted the flaps and when he tried to align the acft with the center line of the runway he accidentally actuated the left brake causing the acft to vier sharply to the left off the runway. The pilot in command was a student pilot conducting a solo flight. The instructor was observing on the ground at the time of the accident. As a result of this incident, the student pilot received remedial training on landing procedures maintaining control while taxiing and appropriate use of brakes after landing.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 5, 1999, ABOUT 0930 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152, N5368L, REGISTERED TO DDW AIRCRAFT SALES AND OPERATED BY CAV-AIR ACQUISITION INC. EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AS IT MADE A LANDING AT BOCA AIRPORT (BCT) RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A FENCE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT, THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER LANDING HE RETRACTED THE FLAPS AND WHEN HE TRIED TO ALIGN THE ACFT WITH THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY HE ACCIDENTALLY ACTUATED THE LEFT BRAKE CAUSING THE ACFT TO VIER SHARPLY TO THE LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS A STUDENT PILOT CONDUCTING A SOLO FLIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS OBSERVING ON THE GROUND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT, THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED REMEDIAL TRAINING ON LANDING PROCEDURES MAINTAINING CONTROL WHILE TAXIING AND APPROPRIATE USE OF BRAKES AFTER LANDING.
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