What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 11/30/2018 at 0932 local, a 1975 Cessna 172M, N9869Q, serial number 17265813. Register to Fort Smith flying club inc. at Fort Smith Regional Airport (kfsm) had just taken off to perform takeoffs and landings. On first landing attempt on runway 7, pilot bounced the aircraft and then touched back down. After rolling about a 100 feet the aircraft pulled to the left sharply. Pilot tried applying a heavy amount of right rudder but there was no response, resulting in rolling off runway 7 into the grass and striking a runway light. Pilot shutdown engine and called the tower. There were no injuries and only minor damage to aircraft. Maintence found no defects with the aircraft that would have caused the aircrft to pull ti the left.
As the FAA filed it
ON 11/30/2018 AT 0932 LOCAL, A 1975 CESSNA 172M, N9869Q, SERIAL NUMBER 17265813. REGISTER TO FORT SMITH FLYING CLUB INC. AT FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT (KFSM) HAD JUST TAKEN OFF TO PERFORM TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. ON FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT ON RUNWAY 7, PILOT BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT AND THEN TOUCHED BACK DOWN. AFTER ROLLING ABOUT A 100 FEET THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE LEFT SHARPLY. PILOT TRIED APPLYING A HEAVY AMOUNT OF RIGHT RUDDER BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE, RESULTING IN ROLLING OFF RUNWAY 7 INTO THE GRASS AND STRIKING A RUNWAY LIGHT. PILOT SHUTDOWN ENGINE AND CALLED THE TOWER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. MAINTENCE FOUND NO DEFECTS WITH THE AIRCRAFT THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE AIRCRFT TO PULL TI THE LEFT.
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