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DA20 student pilot and the observing CFI reported that upon landing during a solo flight the aircraft turned sharply and departed the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1469546 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201707 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | DA20-C1 Eclipse |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Student |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 26 Flight Crew Total 26 Flight Crew Type 26 |
| Person 2 | |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 747 Flight Crew Type 180 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway |
Narrative:
I was flying my first solo. I took off and began my pattern (crosswind; downwind; base and final). I approached my final leg at 60 KTS with full flaps. I landed before the first large white blocks on the runway on the center line. I landed on the main gear; then lowered the nose. It shook (nose wheel) so I pulled up slightly; then pushed the stick forward so shaking stopped. The plane veered to the left. I failed to pull the throttle to idle- it was slightly above idle on landing. I attempted to slow the plane with the brakes but I believe my feet were on the rudder and not high enough on the pedal to hit the brakes. I left the runway into a flat; level grassy area and was headed toward the ramp. I focused on steering the plane toward the ramp and let friction slow the plane at that point. The propeller was cutting some of the higher grass along the way. I then entered the paved ramp area and shut down the plane. I walked the entire route where the plane went through the grass. There were no hard surfaces that I drove through. Most of the grass was ankle high and some patches of grass were about a foot high. I inspected the plane after I shut it off. There was visible green marks on the propeller and some of the leading edge appeared to separate from the propeller. I had no injuries and there were no injuries to others and no damage to any property.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DA20 student pilot and the observing CFI reported that upon landing during a solo flight the aircraft turned sharply and departed the runway.
Narrative: I was flying my first solo. I took off and began my pattern (crosswind; downwind; base and final). I approached my final leg at 60 KTS with full flaps. I landed before the first large white blocks on the runway on the center line. I landed on the main gear; then lowered the nose. It shook (nose wheel) so I pulled up slightly; then pushed the stick forward so shaking stopped. The plane veered to the left. I failed to pull the throttle to idle- it was slightly above idle on landing. I attempted to slow the plane with the brakes but I believe my feet were on the rudder and not high enough on the pedal to hit the brakes. I left the runway into a flat; level grassy area and was headed toward the ramp. I focused on steering the plane toward the ramp and let friction slow the plane at that point. The propeller was cutting some of the higher grass along the way. I then entered the paved ramp area and shut down the plane. I walked the entire route where the plane went through the grass. There were no hard surfaces that I drove through. Most of the grass was ankle high and some patches of grass were about a foot high. I inspected the plane after I shut it off. There was visible green marks on the propeller and some of the leading edge appeared to separate from the propeller. I had no injuries and there were no injuries to others and no damage to any property.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.