What happened
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(-23) Student pilot was performing full stop taxi backs at Mccollum airport (ryy), while CFI watched from the ground. On the first landing N252ER was approaching ryy from the west on runway 9 when the student pilot lost control, ran off the left (north) side of the runway, hit a 24" runway light with the right landing gear fairing, and rolled a few feet before attempting to taxi across the grass, where the aircraft got stuck in a rut. Pilot stated, his speed of approach was a contributing factor to the incident. The only damage to the aircraft was a small (2" x 2") dent on the rt landing gear fairing. One runway light lens at ryy was broken and bent. No other damage noted and no injuries reported. privacy data omitted Mr. Roberson's CFI initially flew into ryy with him and was on the ground at the time of the incident. His information follows. Name: john thomas gunn, cert #258969986 (tt 3800 hrs, make and model 500HRS)
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING FULL STOP TAXI BACKS AT MCCOLLUM AIRPORT (RYY), WHILE CFI WATCHED FROM THE GROUND. ON THE FIRST LANDING N252ER WAS APPROACHING RYY FROM THE WEST ON RUNWAY 9 WHEN THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL, RAN OFF THE LEFT (NORTH) SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, HIT A 24" RUNWAY LIGHT WITH THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR FAIRING, AND ROLLED A FEW FEET BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO TAXI ACROSS THE GRASS, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT GOT STUCK IN A RUT. PILOT STATED, HIS SPEED OF APPROACH WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS A SMALL (2" X 2") DENT ON THE RT LANDING GEAR FAIRING. ONE RUNWAY LIGHT LENS AT RYY WAS BROKEN AND BENT. NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED AND NO INJURIES REPORTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MR. ROBERSON'S CFI INITIALLY FLEW INTO RYY WITH HIM AND WAS ON THE GROUND AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. HIS INFORMATION FOLLOWS. NAME: JOHN THOMAS GUNN, CERT #258969986 (TT 3800 HRS, MAKE AND MODEL 500HRS)
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