What happened
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Mr. Hallett flew with the intent of PERFORMING3 takeoffs and landings and do some pattern work, to maintain profisenciy. Mr. Hallett had completed 2 and was landing for the 3rd time when he left the runway. He had landed the aircraft at approx. 65/67 kn on a runway heading of 26, and a cross wind of approx 5KNS. Mr. Hallett landed and rolled out approximately 100 feet, with speeds reducing down to approx 45KNS, when a large gust of wind slammed into the aircraft causeing it to depart the runway into the grass. The aircraft clipped a runway marker light on the left side of the fusealage creating a crease that ran down most of the left side casuing possible damage to a stringer, doubler, landing gear ,and elevator. Mr. Hallet corrected the aircraft to get back on the runway hitting another runway light. This light was hit centered on the nose wheel, causing firewall and possible prop damage
As the FAA filed it
MR. HALLETT FLEW WITH THE INTENT OF PERFORMING3 TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AND DO SOME PATTERN WORK, TO MAINTAIN PROFISENCIY. MR. HALLETT HAD COMPLETED 2 AND WAS LANDING FOR THE 3RD TIME WHEN HE LEFT THE RUNWAY. HE HAD LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AT APPROX. 65/67 KN ON A RUNWAY HEADING OF 26, AND A CROSS WIND OF APPROX 5KNS. MR. HALLETT LANDED AND ROLLED OUT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, WITH SPEEDS REDUCING DOWN TO APPROX 45KNS, WHEN A LARGE GUST OF WIND SLAMMED INTO THE AIRCRAFT CAUSEING IT TO DEPART THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT CLIPPED A RUNWAY MARKER LIGHT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSEALAGE CREATING A CREASE THAT RAN DOWN MOST OF THE LEFT SIDE CASUING POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO A STRINGER, DOUBLER, LANDING GEAR ,AND ELEVATOR. MR. HALLET CORRECTED THE AIRCRAFT TO GET BACK ON THE RUNWAY HITTING ANOTHER RUNWAY LIGHT. THIS LIGHT WAS HIT CENTERED ON THE NOSE WHEEL, CAUSING FIREWALL AND POSSIBLE PROP DAMAGE
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