What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student was assigned solo practice of soft field and short field takeoff and landings. On his fourth takeoff he thought the controls were jammed so he took his right foot off the rudder to apply pressure to the control yoke with his right knee. That allowed the airplane to turn left and depart the paved surface into the grass. He shut off the engine at that time and the airplane stopped. There were no injuries to the pilot or damage to the airplane. The wind was calm. Maintenance found the controls free, and there were no prior complaints of sticking or jamming.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT WAS ASSIGNED SOLO PRACTICE OF SOFT FIELD AND SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS. ON HIS FOURTH TAKEOFF HE THOUGHT THE CONTROLS WERE JAMMED SO HE TOOK HIS RIGHT FOOT OFF THE RUDDER TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE CONTROL YOKE WITH HIS RIGHT KNEE. THAT ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO TURN LEFT AND DEPART THE PAVED SURFACE INTO THE GRASS. HE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AT THAT TIME AND THE AIRPLANE STOPPED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. THE WIND WAS CALM. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE CONTROLS FREE, AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR COMPLAINTS OF STICKING OR JAMMING.
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