Narrative:

My student and I went to the practice area and reviewed stalls and returned to review traffic pattern operations, go around procedures, crosswind landing techniques and emergency procedures. After completing all objectives and the student consistently making safe lndgs, I made him do a full stop and drop me off to complete his first solo flight in the pattern. I briefed him to do 3 full stop lndgs and taxi back. I reminded him of airspeed control, emergency procedures and using judgement on go around procedures if the need arises. I then called the tower and advised them that this was the student's first solo flight and gave them the number I could be reached as the tower was quite a distance away and unaccessible. The student then proceeded to complete his solo flight. His first landing was uneventful and he had back taxied and took off for his next landing. The landing appeared to be normal, but upon and shortly after landing on his landing roll, the plane suddenly veered off to the left and off the runway between the parallel taxiway and runway 30R. The student was unharmed and the aircraft received minor damage. The student had approximately 24 hours in that aircraft. When I briefed the student on what happened, he did not know. I assume he had inadvertently had his foot on the left brake and upon landing, veered off the runway. I had repeatedly from day one, taught the student to make sure his heels were on the floor when landing. I will put even more emphasis on students to make sure they check to make sure their feet are not on the brakes.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR RPT REGARDING SPI WHO HAS RWY EXCURSION ON FIRST SOLO.

Narrative: MY STUDENT AND I WENT TO THE PRACTICE AREA AND REVIEWED STALLS AND RETURNED TO REVIEW TFC PATTERN OPS, GAR PROCS, XWIND LNDG TECHNIQUES AND EMER PROCS. AFTER COMPLETING ALL OBJECTIVES AND THE STUDENT CONSISTENTLY MAKING SAFE LNDGS, I MADE HIM DO A FULL STOP AND DROP ME OFF TO COMPLETE HIS FIRST SOLO FLT IN THE PATTERN. I BRIEFED HIM TO DO 3 FULL STOP LNDGS AND TAXI BACK. I REMINDED HIM OF AIRSPD CTL, EMER PROCS AND USING JUDGEMENT ON GAR PROCS IF THE NEED ARISES. I THEN CALLED THE TWR AND ADVISED THEM THAT THIS WAS THE STUDENT'S FIRST SOLO FLT AND GAVE THEM THE NUMBER I COULD BE REACHED AS THE TWR WAS QUITE A DISTANCE AWAY AND UNACCESSIBLE. THE STUDENT THEN PROCEEDED TO COMPLETE HIS SOLO FLT. HIS FIRST LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AND HE HAD BACK TAXIED AND TOOK OFF FOR HIS NEXT LNDG. THE LNDG APPEARED TO BE NORMAL, BUT UPON AND SHORTLY AFTER LNDG ON HIS LNDG ROLL, THE PLANE SUDDENLY VEERED OFF TO THE L AND OFF THE RWY BTWN THE PARALLEL TXWY AND RWY 30R. THE STUDENT WAS UNHARMED AND THE ACFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE STUDENT HAD APPROX 24 HRS IN THAT ACFT. WHEN I BRIEFED THE STUDENT ON WHAT HAPPENED, HE DID NOT KNOW. I ASSUME HE HAD INADVERTENTLY HAD HIS FOOT ON THE L BRAKE AND UPON LNDG, VEERED OFF THE RWY. I HAD REPEATEDLY FROM DAY ONE, TAUGHT THE STUDENT TO MAKE SURE HIS HEELS WERE ON THE FLOOR WHEN LNDG. I WILL PUT EVEN MORE EMPHASIS ON STUDENTS TO MAKE SURE THEY CHK TO MAKE SURE THEIR FEET ARE NOT ON THE BRAKES.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.