Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Crew Private
Other / Unknown
Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control; Ground Event / Encounter Object; Ground Excursion Runway
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; General Maintenance Action
Human Factors
I ballooned up approximately a few feet while landing after touch down. I tried to continue the landing by leveling off and letting airplane settling back down. After the second touch down I landed right of center-line and began to slide; resulting in the aircraft going off the runway into the grass. The prop struck a runway light. The aircraft came to a complete stop just past the runway light where I contacted tower and shut down the aircraft.
C172 pilot reported a ballooned landing and on the second touch down lost control of the aircraft; departing the runway and hitting a runway light.