What happened
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(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted conducted an introductory flight lesson with a first time student in the left seat, and one passenger in the back of the single engine Cessna 172. After landing and clearing the runway, he instructed the student to turn left onto a taxiway and taxi to the ramp but she turned right and ran into a taxiway light with the airplane's propeller, causing minor damage to the aircraft. The pilot privacy data omitted claimed he applied full left rudder and brake but was unable to stop the right turn before the propeller struck the taxiway light. Maintenance personnel examined the airplane and found no problem with the nosewheel steering or brakes. This report is closed privacy data omitted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONDUCTED AN INTRODUCTORY FLIGHT LESSON WITH A FIRST TIME STUDENT IN THE LEFT SEAT, AND ONE PASSENGER IN THE BACK OF THE SINGLE ENGINE CESSNA 172. AFTER LANDING AND CLEARING THE RUNWAY, HE INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO TURN LEFT ONTO A TAXIWAY AND TAXI TO THE RAMP BUT SHE TURNED RIGHT AND RAN INTO A TAXIWAY LIGHT WITH THE AIRPLANE'S PROPELLER, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CLAIMED HE APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER AND BRAKE BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE RIGHT TURN BEFORE THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE TAXIWAY LIGHT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AND FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING OR BRAKES. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.
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