Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Instrument
Training / Qualification
Ground Event / Encounter Object; Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft; Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control; Ground Excursion Runway
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed; General Maintenance Action
Human Factors
A student that I signed off to solo ran off the runway during pattern work; took out a PAPI light and had a prop strike. The weather conditions were fantastic with calm winds and unlimited visibility. The student had completed 7 previous touch and go's with no issues but on the 8th lost directional control after touchdown and ran off the runway. The student in question had 51 hours of total time and approximately 3 hours of solo time before the occurrence. The lack of ADM (Aeronautical Decision Making) and physical motor skills to keep the plane on the runway led him to have an excursion. Corrective action is to make sure that he is not challenged with directional control and talk about decision making if something just doesn't seem right.
Flight Instructor reported a student performing solo pattern work had a runway excursion on landing.