What happened
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(-23) Student pilot was on his first supervised solo; after landing the student pilot attempted to turn onto the taxiway. The speed of the aircraft was too fast and the aircraft exited the taxiway into the dirt area adjoining the taxiway. The aircraft struck a taxiway marking sign went up and over a drainage culvert and then back onto a taxiway. Aircraft damage consisted of scraping and a hole on the lower 5 feet of wing and aileron damage. Lower wing skin and aileron were ordered for replacement. Student pilot has had additional training and has been checked by the chief flight instructor. The student's flight instructor has also been flight checked on instructional techniques by the chief flight instructor. The flight school has conducted a briefing on new safety procedures for both students and instructor.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO; AFTER LANDING THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN ONTO THE TAXIWAY. THE SPEED OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO FAST AND THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE TAXIWAY INTO THE DIRT AREA ADJOINING THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TAXIWAY MARKING SIGN WENT UP AND OVER A DRAINAGE CULVERT AND THEN BACK ONTO A TAXIWAY. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE CONSISTED OF SCRAPING AND A HOLE ON THE LOWER 5 FEET OF WING AND AILERON DAMAGE. LOWER WING SKIN AND AILERON WERE ORDERED FOR REPLACEMENT. STUDENT PILOT HAS HAD ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND HAS BEEN CHECKED BY THE CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. THE STUDENT'S FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HAS ALSO BEEN FLIGHT CHECKED ON INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES BY THE CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. THE FLIGHT SCHOOL HAS CONDUCTED A BRIEFING ON NEW SAFETY PROCEDURES FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND INSTRUCTOR.
NTSB investigation
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