What happened
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After completing five (5) successful landings with a CFI, the student pilot completed two (2) successful solo takeoffs and landings to a full stop on runway 06 at eri. The student pilot stated on his third takeoff, he lined up with the center of the runway applied full power and deflected ailerons into the wind. He noticed the airplane was drifting to the left at which time he then started to apply right rudder and attempted to correct the aircraft direction. At this point he immediately cut the power and aborted the takeoff. The total distance traveled was approximately 300 feet down the runway. The airplane exited the left side of runway, struck a runway edge indentifier light with the bottom of the right wing (very minor damage), and entered into the adjacent grassy area coming to rest approximately 25 feet from the runway. The student pilot stated that at this point he shut the aircraft down and contacted Erie ATC. Erie airport police and north coast flight school maintenance met the airplane and removed it from the grass. The aircraft was taxied back to the ramp with no apparent maintenance issues. The student pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER COMPLETING FIVE (5) SUCCESSFUL LANDINGS WITH A CFI, THE STUDENT PILOT COMPLETED TWO (2) SUCCESSFUL SOLO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS TO A FULL STOP ON RUNWAY 06 AT ERI. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED ON HIS THIRD TAKEOFF, HE LINED UP WITH THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY APPLIED FULL POWER AND DEFLECTED AILERONS INTO THE WIND. HE NOTICED THE AIRPLANE WAS DRIFTING TO THE LEFT AT WHICH TIME HE THEN STARTED TO APPLY RIGHT RUDDER AND ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT DIRECTION. AT THIS POINT HE IMMEDIATELY CUT THE POWER AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE TOTAL DISTANCE TRAVELED WAS APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY, STRUCK A RUNWAY EDGE INDENTIFIER LIGHT WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT WING (VERY MINOR DAMAGE), AND ENTERED INTO THE ADJACENT GRASSY AREA COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT AT THIS POINT HE SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND CONTACTED ERIE ATC. ERIE AIRPORT POLICE AND NORTH COAST FLIGHT SCHOOL MAINTENANCE MET THE AIRPLANE AND REMOVED IT FROM THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP WITH NO APPARENT MAINTENANCE ISSUES. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
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