From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The student pilot was performing solo takeoff and landing practice on runway 18. During a normal takeoff, the aircraft began to drift to the left. The pilot inadvertently applied left rudder instead of right rudder, and subsequently lost directional control of the aircraft. The aircraft departed the paved surface, entered the grass and mud between runway 18 and taxiway bravo, and struck several taxiway edge lights. The pilot then brought the aircraft to a stop, and was able to taxi the aircraft back to the ramp area without further incident.
As the FAA filed it
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING SOLO TAKEOFF AND LANDING PRACTICE ON RUNWAY 18. DURING A NORMAL TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY APPLIED LEFT RUDDER INSTEAD OF RIGHT RUDDER, AND SUBSEQUENTLY LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE PAVED SURFACE, ENTERED THE GRASS AND MUD BETWEEN RUNWAY 18 AND TAXIWAY BRAVO, AND STRUCK SEVERAL TAXIWAY EDGE LIGHTS. THE PILOT THEN BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP, AND WAS ABLE TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE RAMP AREA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.
Other reports on N5258Y · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.