What happened
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October 26, 2011, 1506L, student pilot, privacy data omitted, reported practicing solo landings at pao RWY31 in citabria 7GCBC N59WD. Prior to incident, student performed 5 full stop landings and 1 go-around successfully with no control difficulties. During landing rollout, student was slight right of centerline. Student's intention was to apply left rudder to correct. When applying left foot pressure, the aircraft swerved to the left. privacy data omitted, Suspects he moved his feet up prematurely in anticipation to brake and also applied left toe brake. The parallel taxiway was free, his instinct was to let the aircraft continue in the same direction to avoid a groundloop. Tower reported he taxied through the median, crossed bravo intersection into middle median then left to parallel, back right through charlie intersection into last median then left to stop on parallel taxiway between charlie intersection and RWY13 runup. The student pilot, privacy data omitted, communicated with tower for instructions to inspect the aircraft prior to taxiing back to the parking area. privacy data omitted Quickly inspected the aircraft for safe taxi and noticed no damage at that time. However, upon closer inspection of the aircraft in the parking area, privacy data omitted found the fabric undercarriage was torn in two places.
As the FAA filed it
OCTOBER 26, 2011, 1506L, STUDENT PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, REPORTED PRACTICING SOLO LANDINGS AT PAO RWY31 IN CITABRIA 7GCBC N59WD. PRIOR TO INCIDENT, STUDENT PERFORMED 5 FULL STOP LANDINGS AND 1 GO-AROUND SUCCESSFULLY WITH NO CONTROL DIFFICULTIES. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, STUDENT WAS SLIGHT RIGHT OF CENTERLINE. STUDENT'S INTENTION WAS TO APPLY LEFT RUDDER TO CORRECT. WHEN APPLYING LEFT FOOT PRESSURE, THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SUSPECTS HE MOVED HIS FEET UP PREMATURELY IN ANTICIPATION TO BRAKE AND ALSO APPLIED LEFT TOE BRAKE. THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY WAS FREE, HIS INSTINCT WAS TO LET THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUE IN THE SAME DIRECTION TO AVOID A GROUNDLOOP. TOWER REPORTED HE TAXIED THROUGH THE MEDIAN, CROSSED BRAVO INTERSECTION INTO MIDDLE MEDIAN THEN LEFT TO PARALLEL, BACK RIGHT THROUGH CHARLIE INTERSECTION INTO LAST MEDIAN THEN LEFT TO STOP ON PARALLEL TAXIWAY BETWEEN CHARLIE INTERSECTION AND RWY13 RUNUP. THE STUDENT PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, COMMUNICATED WITH TOWER FOR INSTRUCTIONS TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO TAXIING BACK TO THE PARKING AREA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ QUICKLY INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT FOR SAFE TAXI AND NOTICED NO DAMAGE AT THAT TIME. HOWEVER, UPON CLOSER INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT IN THE PARKING AREA, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOUND THE FABRIC UNDERCARRIAGE WAS TORN IN TWO PLACES.
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