What happened
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On Friday June 8, 2012, privacy data omitted flew solo to the Fresno chandler airport (fch). While at the fch airport privacy data omitted received a call from his boss urging him to hurry back to the Fresno yosemite international airport (fat). privacy data omitted Stated that he then felt hurried and rushed to get back causing him to make small mistakes with the radio. privacy data omitted Then entered Fresno airspace with the radio volume down and he could not fully hear ATC instructions. privacy data omitted Fixed the error. privacy data omitted Later admitted that he then felt behind and nervous. privacy data omitted Asked for a long landing on 29R and was cleared to land behind a departing F16. While in the landing flare the aircraft encountered wake turbulence and privacy data omitted made a go around to right hand traffic. privacy data omitted States that he was extremely nervous and scared at this point. privacy data omitted Flew a long downwind for the approach to 29R. privacy data omitted Stated that in the flare, and just prior to touchdown the nose of the aircraft moved right due to wind gusts. ATC reports the wind was 300 at 6 knots. The aircraft was pointed towards the right edge of the runway at touchdown and continued that direction. privacy data omitted Stated that he did not want to push the rudders too much because he did not want to flip the airplane. privacy data omitted Applied aft elevator and applied hard braking. The airplane traveled off the side of the runway impacting a runway edge light. Airport personnel found a broken light where the aircraft left the runway. A maintenance inspection of the aircraft revealed no damage. Counseling was also conducted with the CFI and he will do addition training.
As the FAA filed it
ON FRIDAY JUNE 8, 2012, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW SOLO TO THE FRESNO CHANDLER AIRPORT (FCH). WHILE AT THE FCH AIRPORT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED A CALL FROM HIS BOSS URGING HIM TO HURRY BACK TO THE FRESNO YOSEMITE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (FAT). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE THEN FELT HURRIED AND RUSHED TO GET BACK CAUSING HIM TO MAKE SMALL MISTAKES WITH THE RADIO. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN ENTERED FRESNO AIRSPACE WITH THE RADIO VOLUME DOWN AND HE COULD NOT FULLY HEAR ATC INSTRUCTIONS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FIXED THE ERROR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LATER ADMITTED THAT HE THEN FELT BEHIND AND NERVOUS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ASKED FOR A LONG LANDING ON 29R AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND BEHIND A DEPARTING F16. WHILE IN THE LANDING FLARE THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A GO AROUND TO RIGHT HAND TRAFFIC. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATES THAT HE WAS EXTREMELY NERVOUS AND SCARED AT THIS POINT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW A LONG DOWNWIND FOR THE APPROACH TO 29R. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT IN THE FLARE, AND JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT MOVED RIGHT DUE TO WIND GUSTS. ATC REPORTS THE WIND WAS 300 AT 6 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS POINTED TOWARDS THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AT TOUCHDOWN AND CONTINUED THAT DIRECTION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE DID NOT WANT TO PUSH THE RUDDERS TOO MUCH BECAUSE HE DID NOT WANT TO FLIP THE AIRPLANE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ APPLIED AFT ELEVATOR AND APPLIED HARD BRAKING. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IMPACTING A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT. AIRPORT PERSONNEL FOUND A BROKEN LIGHT WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY. A MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO DAMAGE.COUNSELING WAS ALSO CONDUCTED WITH THE CFI AND HE WILL DO ADDITION TRAINING.
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