Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 380; Flight Crew Total 420; Flight Crew Type 30
Training / Qualification; Situational Awareness
Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control; Ground Event / Encounter Object; Ground Excursion Runway; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors; Weather
After landing; a wind gust picked up the right wing; the aircraft started to pivot on the left main and we went into the grass next to the taxiway. We struck a taxiway light before exiting the grass. The winds were 230/6 on ATIS during descent.
A C172 instructor pilot reported striking a taxiway light after losing directional control following the landing.