What happened
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This office responded to a report of an aircraft that went off the runway at david wayne hooks airport (dwh). According to the pilot, N2816G was lined up on the runway with a flight instructor and a private pilot in order to conduct a flight review. As the plane moved forward the aircraft began to drift left. The pilot under review attempted to push the right petal to correct. His foot was too high on the petal causing the toe brake to engage. This caused the aircraft to rapidly turn right. When he tried to release the brake his foot was too high and became caught up in the structure above the petal. The instructor pilot attempted to push the left petal to correct the movement. This increased the pressure applied to the right brake through the pilot under reviews foot. The aircraft continued to turn right. The instructor pilot applied both brakes to stop the aircraft as it departed the runway. The aircraft skidded to the right. As the right wheel departed the runway the left brake caused the aircraft to pivot to the left rapidly placing the aircraft in a sideward slide. The aircraft slid approximately 40 feet parallel to the runway. The front wheel struck a runway light as the aircraft came to rest facing the runway approximately 5 feet from the edge of the runway.
Damage to the aircraft was contained to the front wheel fairing.
As the FAA filed it
THIS OFFICE RESPONDED TO A REPORT OF AN AIRCRAFT THAT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AT DAVID WAYNE HOOKS AIRPORT (DWH). ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, N2816G WAS LINED UP ON THE RUNWAY WITH A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND A PRIVATE PILOT IN ORDER TO CONDUCT A FLIGHT REVIEW. AS THE PLANE MOVED FORWARD THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT LEFT. THE PILOT UNDER REVIEW ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE RIGHT PETAL TO CORRECT. HIS FOOT WAS TOO HIGH ON THE PETAL CAUSING THE TOE BRAKE TO ENGAGE. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO RAPIDLY TURN RIGHT. WHEN HE TRIED TO RELEASE THE BRAKE HIS FOOT WAS TOO HIGH AND BECAME CAUGHT UP IN THE STRUCTURE ABOVE THE PETAL. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE LEFT PETAL TO CORRECT THE MOVEMENT. THIS INCREASED THE PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE RIGHT BRAKE THROUGH THE PILOT UNDER REVIEWS FOOT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TURN RIGHT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT APPLIED BOTH BRAKES TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT AS IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO THE RIGHT. AS THE RIGHT WHEEL DEPARTED THE RUNWAY THE LEFT BRAKE CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PIVOT TO THE LEFT RAPIDLY PLACING THE AIRCRAFT IN A SIDEWARD SLIDE. THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. THE FRONT WHEEL STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.
DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONTAINED TO THE FRONT WHEEL FAIRING.
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