What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The recently certificated flight instructor was returning to the ramp after conducting an intro flight with a prospective student. The student's wife was a passenger. The CFI was allowing the student to learn how to taxi and the aircraft began to drift toward the edge of the taxiway. The flight instructor attempted to correct, but applied inputs too late and the aircraft rolled into the grass and stopped. The engine was shutdown as a precaution and towed off the taxiway with a tug.
The aircraft was inspected by the flight school maintenance dept. No defects noted, and no damage.
Interview with the instructor revealed she had just begun teaching, and admitted she let the student "go too FAR" when drifting off the centerline. The instructor received additional training by the senior instructor of the flight school, who is also an active DPE for boston FSDO immediately following the incident. The CFI was counseled on techniques to ensure safety with low time students.
As the FAA filed it
THE RECENTLY CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS RETURNING TO THE RAMP AFTER CONDUCTING AN INTRO FLIGHT WITH A PROSPECTIVE STUDENT. THE STUDENT'S WIFE WAS A PASSENGER. THE CFI WAS ALLOWING THE STUDENT TO LEARN HOW TO TAXI AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TOWARD THE EDGE OF THE TAXIWAY. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT, BUT APPLIED INPUTS TOO LATE AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED INTO THE GRASS AND STOPPED. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AS A PRECAUTION AND TOWED OFF THE TAXIWAY WITH A TUG.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY THE FLIGHT SCHOOL MAINTENANCE DEPT. NO DEFECTS NOTED, AND NO DAMAGE.
INTERVIEW WITH THE INSTRUCTOR REVEALED SHE HAD JUST BEGUN TEACHING, AND ADMITTED SHE LET THE STUDENT "GO TOO FAR" WHEN DRIFTING OFF THE CENTERLINE. THE INSTRUCTOR RECEIVED ADDITIONAL TRAINING BY THE SENIOR INSTRUCTOR OF THE FLIGHT SCHOOL, WHO IS ALSO AN ACTIVE DPE FOR BOSTON FSDO IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT. THE CFI WAS COUNSELED ON TECHNIQUES TO ENSURE SAFETY WITH LOW TIME STUDENTS.
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