What happened
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A Cessna 172N, operated by privacy data omitted Sanford was on a training flight performing traffic pattern solo, it was reported that during the first landing of the student's solo phase, the student appeared to lose directional control of the aircraft on the ground as it began swerving left and right. The airplane appeared to veer sharply to the left and then the airplane became airborne as the student executed a go-around. During this time, the airplane left the runway causing the left horizontal stabilizer to strike a runway edge light. When the student landed the aircraft, the ip terminated the solo, and the flight crew taxied back to the ramp. The aircraft was inspected in the suspected area of contact, and shows a significant dent isolated to that area of left horizontal stabilator. The report came in as a suspected bird strike however, the damage appeared to be consistent with the event and the damage incurred to the aircraft and runway light. Therefore, a bird strike as reported was ruled out. This information became evident months after the initial report of a bird strike. The student since the occurrence was placed into an excursion remedial training under the flight schools asap program until satisfactory progress has been made and returned to status as required for these types of incidents.
As the FAA filed it
A CESSNA 172N, OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SANFORD WAS ON A TRAINING FLIGHT PERFORMING TRAFFIC PATTERN SOLO, IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING THE FIRST LANDING OF THE STUDENT'S SOLO PHASE, THE STUDENT APPEARED TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND AS IT BEGAN SWERVING LEFT AND RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE APPEARED TO VEER SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND THEN THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE AS THE STUDENT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. DURING THIS TIME, THE AIRPLANE LEFT THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TO STRIKE A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT. WHEN THE STUDENT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT, THE IP TERMINATED THE SOLO, AND THE FLIGHT CREW TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED IN THE SUSPECTED AREA OF CONTACT, AND SHOWS A SIGNIFICANT DENT ISOLATED TO THAT AREA OF LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILATOR. THE REPORT CAME IN AS A SUSPECTED BIRD STRIKE HOWEVER, THE DAMAGE APPEARED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE EVENT AND THE DAMAGE INCURRED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND RUNWAY LIGHT. THEREFORE, A BIRD STRIKE AS REPORTED WAS RULED OUT. THIS INFORMATION BECAME EVIDENT MONTHS AFTER THE INITIAL REPORT OF A BIRD STRIKE. THE STUDENT SINCE THE OCCURRENCE WAS PLACED INTO AN EXCURSION REMEDIAL TRAINING UNDER THE FLIGHT SCHOOLS ASAP PROGRAM UNTIL SATISFACTORY PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE AND RETURNED TO STATUS AS REQUIRED FOR THESE TYPES OF INCIDENTS.
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