What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The student pilot was practicing full stop solo landings on runway 30 at plk. Upon rollout from landing, the pilot stated the aircraft suddenly veered left off the runway, through a grass area and back onto the adjacent taxiway. The pilot stated he was unsure if he caused the departure from the runway by confusing the brake for the rudder or if there was a braking system failure that started the chain of events. The aircraft impacted a runway/taxi light assembly leaving a large hole in the leading edge of the right wing. The nose and right main landing gear assemblies were torn from the aircraft upon coming in contact with the lip of the taxiway and grass transition on the south side of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING FULL STOP SOLO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 30 AT PLK. UPON ROLLOUT FROM LANDING, THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY, THROUGH A GRASS AREA AND BACK ONTO THE ADJACENT TAXIWAY. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS UNSURE IF HE CAUSED THE DEPARTURE FROM THE RUNWAY BY CONFUSING THE BRAKE FOR THE RUDDER OR IF THERE WAS A BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE THAT STARTED THE CHAIN OF EVENTS. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A RUNWAY/TAXI LIGHT ASSEMBLY LEAVING A LARGE HOLE IN THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING. THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES WERE TORN FROM THE AIRCRAFT UPON COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE LIP OF THE TAXIWAY AND GRASS TRANSITION ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.