What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On November 3, 2005, at approximately 1125 CST, student pilot privacy data omitted lost control of N65536, a Cessna model CE-172-S, just after landing on runway 25 at Midland airpark (mdd), in Midland, Texas. The student had returned from the practice area and was practicing take-offs and landings as the sole occupant in the aircraft. He had made a successful landing prior to the incident. The aircraft deviated off runway (25) at a 45-degree angle to the left in a southwesterly direction, and struck a taxiway light. The aircraft continued on the grass and dirt, and then entered taxiway bravo that parallels runway 16. The recorded winds at 1726Z, 1126 CST, and were 230 degrees at 6 knots. There were no reports of gusty winds until 1306 CST. The student pilot taxied to the flight school hangar. Maintenance personnel inspected the aircraft, and found no damge. The aircraft was returned to service. An instructor and student in another aircraft holding short of runway 16 witnessed the incident and stated the approach appeared normal.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON NOVEMBER 3, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1125 CST, STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST CONTROL OF N65536, A CESSNA MODEL CE-172-S, JUST AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 AT MIDLAND AIRPARK (MDD), IN MIDLAND, TEXAS. THE STUDENT HAD RETURNED FROM THE PRACTICE AREA AND WAS PRACTICING TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS AS THE SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRCRAFT. HE HAD MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT DEVIATED OFF RUNWAY (25) AT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE TO THE LEFT IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION, AND STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ON THE GRASS AND DIRT, AND THEN ENTERED TAXIWAY BRAVO THAT PARALLELS RUNWAY 16. THE RECORDED WINDS AT 1726Z, 1126 CST, AND WERE 230 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF GUSTY WINDS UNTIL 1306 CST. THE STUDENT PILOT TAXIED TO THE FLIGHT SCHOOL HANGAR. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, AND FOUND NO DAMGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. AN INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT IN ANOTHER AIRCRAFT HOLDING SHORT OF RUNWAY 16 WITNESSED THE INCIDENT AND STATED THE APPROACH APPEARED NORMAL.
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