What happened
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A student pilot lost control while landing and ran into a taxi light on runway L22R, at Falcon Field, in Mesa, AZ. The left side of aircraft was damaged by the taxi light. Damages include the left landing gear, left flap, and misc. Dents in the wing and tail sections. The NTSB assessed this as an "incident" and not an "accident", and released the aircraft for maintenance. Flight safety personnel from the part 141 school, cae, were involved in the investigation. Upon inspection by maintenance, a hole was found to have punctured the wing adjacent to the wing spar. Chandler aviation repaired the wing, stabilator, and vertical stabilizer. In regards to remedial training, the student has had an additional 1.5 hours of ground training and 6 additional training flights; totaling 7.4 hours including a retake of a progress test.
As the FAA filed it
A STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL WHILE LANDING AND RAN INTO A TAXI LIGHT ON RUNWAY L22R, AT FALCON FIELD, IN MESA, AZ. THE LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED BY THE TAXI LIGHT. DAMAGES INCLUDE THE LEFT LANDING GEAR, LEFT FLAP, AND MISC. DENTS IN THE WING AND TAIL SECTIONS. THE NTSB ASSESSED THIS AS AN "INCIDENT" AND NOT AN "ACCIDENT", AND RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT FOR MAINTENANCE. FLIGHT SAFETY PERSONNEL FROM THE PART 141 SCHOOL, CAE, WERE INVOLVED IN THE INVESTIGATION. UPON INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE, A HOLE WAS FOUND TO HAVE PUNCTURED THE WING ADJACENT TO THE WING SPAR. CHANDLER AVIATION REPAIRED THE WING, STABILATOR, AND VERTICAL STABILIZER. IN REGARDS TO REMEDIAL TRAINING, THE STUDENT HAS HAD AN ADDITIONAL 1.5 HOURS OF GROUND TRAINING AND 6 ADDITIONAL TRAINING FLIGHTS; TOTALING 7.4 HOURS INCLUDING A RETAKE OF A PROGRESS TEST.
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