What happened
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The incident aircraft was operated under an instructional flight (solo training flight) under 14 CFR part 141 on July 13, 2019 at approximately 1654 local. ^Mr. Emmanuel addai,^ a student pilot, departed runway 02 from the Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport (mgy) in Dayton, Ohio and remained in the airport's traffic pattern for landing practice. ^Mr. Addai^ was conducting a solo training flight and was the sole occupant in the aircraft. ^Mr. Addai^ completed one full-stop landing on runway 02 and switched to complete another full-stop landing on runway 20 for the second landing because the wind had changed direction, from 350 degrees to 190 degrees according to ^mr addai. For his third landing,^ Mr. Addai^ witnessed the wind change direction again to 340 degrees and switched back to runway 02. ^Mr. Addai^ made two attempts at landing on runway 02 but ultimately conducted go-arounds. During the third landing attempt on the third landing, ^Mr. Addai^ experienced a gust of wind from the left upon touchdown and lost directional control of the aircraft. ^Mr. Addai^ stated he fought to keep control of the aircraft but that the aircraft was finally pushed off of the runway. The aircraft departed the runway pavement and taxied on to the grass parallel to the runway. The aircraft's right landing gear struck and separated one light structure from the runway end identifier light system on the east side of the runway, across from taxiway b, when the aircraft departed the runway pavement. ^Mr. Addai^ was able to re-gain control of the aircraft after traveling approximately 918 feet on the grass parallel to the runway and positioned the aircraft back on the runway. ^Mr. Addai^ then taxied the aircraft to the ramp without further incident.
Reviewed by dws 06/23/2020
As the FAA filed it
THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED UNDER AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT (SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT) UNDER 14 CFR PART 141 ON JULY 13, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1654 LOCAL. ^MR. EMMANUEL ADDAI,^ A STUDENT PILOT, DEPARTED RUNWAY 02 FROM THE DAYTON-WRIGHT BROTHERS AIRPORT (MGY) IN DAYTON, OHIO AND REMAINED IN THE AIRPORT'S TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR LANDING PRACTICE. ^MR. ADDAI^ WAS CONDUCTING A SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT AND WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRCRAFT. ^MR. ADDAI^ COMPLETED ONE FULL-STOP LANDING ON RUNWAY 02 AND SWITCHED TO COMPLETE ANOTHER FULL-STOP LANDING ON RUNWAY 20 FOR THE SECOND LANDING BECAUSE THE WIND HAD CHANGED DIRECTION, FROM 350 DEGREES TO 190 DEGREES ACCORDING TO ^MR ADDAI. FOR HIS THIRD LANDING,^ MR. ADDAI^ WITNESSED THE WIND CHANGE DIRECTION AGAIN TO 340 DEGREES AND SWITCHED BACK TO RUNWAY 02. ^MR. ADDAI^ MADE TWO ATTEMPTS AT LANDING ON RUNWAY 02 BUT ULTIMATELY CONDUCTED GO-AROUNDS. DURING THE THIRD LANDING ATTEMPT ON THE THIRD LANDING, ^MR. ADDAI^ EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND FROM THE LEFT UPON TOUCHDOWN AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. ^MR. ADDAI^ STATED HE FOUGHT TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT BUT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FINALLY PUSHED OFF OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT AND TAXIED ON TO THE GRASS PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT LANDING GEAR STRUCK AND SEPARATED ONE LIGHT STRUCTURE FROM THE RUNWAY END IDENTIFIER LIGHT SYSTEM ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, ACROSS FROM TAXIWAY B, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT. ^MR. ADDAI^ WAS ABLE TO RE-GAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 918 FEET ON THE GRASS PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY AND POSITIONED THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON THE RUNWAY. ^MR. ADDAI^ THEN TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RAMP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
REVIEWED BY DWS 06/23/2020
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