From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student pilot on second solo. On takeoff positioned right foot improperly so that the brake was applied instead of the rudder when control pressure applied. During takeoff roll brake was inadvertently applied instead of rudder for steering control. Right wheel locked up, skidded until tire blew. Aircraft then departed runway off the right side and prop struck a taxiway sign. Minor damage, no injuries. Student endorsed by CFI properly and CFI had no concerns about student ability and proficiency.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT PILOT ON SECOND SOLO. ON TAKEOFF POSITIONED RIGHT FOOT IMPROPERLY SO THAT THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED INSTEAD OF THE RUDDER WHEN CONTROL PRESSURE APPLIED. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL BRAKE WAS INADVERTENTLY APPLIED INSTEAD OF RUDDER FOR STEERING CONTROL. RIGHT WHEEL LOCKED UP, SKIDDED UNTIL TIRE BLEW. AIRCRAFT THEN DEPARTED RUNWAY OFF THE RIGHT SIDE AND PROP STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN. MINOR DAMAGE, NO INJURIES. STUDENT ENDORSED BY CFI PROPERLY AND CFI HAD NO CONCERNS ABOUT STUDENT ABILITY AND PROFICIENCY.
Other reports on N9964L · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.