Small Aircraft
Flight Crew Student
Flight Crew Total 38
Time Pressure; Training / Qualification
Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control; Ground Excursion Runway; Ground Excursion Taxiway
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors; Procedure
This reporter is a student pilot training at BDR. I was doing solo pilot training. On my second solo landing I intended to do a full stop and taxi back. Upon landing I was given instructions to exit the runway. The given taxiway was on my right. I applied brakes to position the aircraft onto the taxiway however it felt like my shoes slipped off the brake and the airplane rolled onto the grassy area. The aircraft didn't strike anything and there was no damage. Several airport staff members arrived and pushed the aircraft onto the taxiway where I restarted the aircraft and finished taxing. I learned two things from this incident. First; my taxiing speed was slightly faster than normal. I should have radioed ATC that I would exit off the next taxiway; and second; the shoes I wore had a flat underside that felt like it slipped on the brake; which if I had been wearing sneakers like I usually do it wouldn't have been an issue.
GA student pilot reported they completed a safe landing and was turning off the runway when control was lost and the aircraft departed the paved surface. There was no damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the pilot.