Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 160; Flight Crew Total 560; Flight Crew Type 400
Distraction; Situational Awareness; Training / Qualification
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control; Ground Excursion Runway
Flight Crew Regained Aircraft Control
Human Factors
My student on his second solo landed and veered off the runway about 5 feet during the attempt to do a touch and go. His approach was stable and landing was on centerline. There are a couple factors that I believe led to this runway excursion. First; I believe he rushed into taking off after landing; without taking the time to ensure the flaps were up and that the aircraft was still under control. Second; I believe he accidentally applied more left rudder than he had intended causing him to veer off to the left of the runway. After applying full power he began to veer to the left of the runway. He corrected for this by pulling back power and applying right rudder; but not fast enough to prevent momentarily veering off the runway.
Too much rudder control causing veer off the left of the runway. No damage or injuries.
C172 Student Pilot reported veering off runway during touch and go landing.