What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Mesa, AZ (ffz): N501MP, C172, at ffz, the pilot was executing a t/g on rwy 22L and went off the runway at txy D3. He regained control and reentered the runway environment at aprox txy D3. Some lights were observed broken by the a/c. pilot did not request any assistance and taxied to parking. Airport notified about broken lights. As stated by the pilot the aircraft was on normal approach and in ground effect upon landing, the main landing gear touched with no issue. The nose landing gear touched down with an extreme yaw to the left was experienced by the pilot in which the aircraft excured from the runway and struck a couple lights as stated by the pilot. And then the pilot corrected the aircraft back onto the runway. The pilot mentioned he has a habit of letting his feet rest on the top of the rudder pedals during flight. Counseling was given to the pilot for a better understanding of industry best practices.
As the FAA filed it
MESA, AZ (FFZ): N501MP, C172, AT FFZ, THE PILOT WAS EXECUTING A T/G ON RWY 22L AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AT TXY D3. HE REGAINED CONTROL AND REENTERED THE RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT AT APROX TXY D3. SOME LIGHTS WERE OBSERVED BROKEN BY THE A/C. PILOT DID NOT REQUEST ANY ASSISTANCE AND TAXIED TO PARKING. AIRPORT NOTIFIED ABOUT BROKEN LIGHTS. AS STATED BY THE PILOT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON NORMAL APPROACH AND IN GROUND EFFECT UPON LANDING, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHED WITH NO ISSUE. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN WITH AN EXTREME YAW TO THE LEFT WAS EXPERIENCED BY THE PILOT IN WHICH THE AIRCRAFT EXCURED FROM THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A COUPLE LIGHTS AS STATED BY THE PILOT. AND THEN THE PILOT CORRECTED THE AIRCRAFT BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT MENTIONED HE HAS A HABIT OF LETTING HIS FEET REST ON THE TOP OF THE RUDDER PEDALS DURING FLIGHT. COUNSELING WAS GIVEN TO THE PILOT FOR A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICES.