Air Traffic Control Fully Certified; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Air Traffic Control Radar 8; Flight Crew Last 90 Days 33; Flight Crew Total 600; Flight Crew Type 311
Training / Qualification
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Excursion Runway
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged
Human Factors
I was informed that my current student; who is flying with another CFI; overran the runway into a ditch while on a solo cross country flight. The aircraft had minor damage and the student was not injured. While being investigated by the NTSB/FAA; it was found that the student did not have a student certificate.  Later; we found that the student did in fact have a certificate that was issued in 2002 with no expiration date on his IACRA homepage.  While looking through all paperwork; I assumed that his 2002 student certificate was still valid.  After the incident; I reissued the student a new certificate through the IACRA website.  With the new rules and regulations; I have educated myself (after being out of active teaching during these rule changes); along with the student and the other CFI; that the student needs the hard copy of the student certificate for future flights.  From now on; I'll be making sure all my students have their student certificates on their person.  I will also make sure all documents are up to date with the current standards.
I was on my first solo cross country flying out of ZZZ and departed to ZZZ1; on my return to ZZZ I entered a long final knowing there was an obstacle upon entry; cleared the obstacle and was not comfortable with my approach so I proceeded to do a go around; on my 2nd attempt to land I came in to high and fast and again made a go around not being able to clear the obstacle and get the plane safely on the runway.  My 3rd attempt to land; I came in with the proper altitude and airspeed and was able to enter ground effect; the plane had the power fully out and at idle and the plane seemed to not lose enough airspeed and I thought my wheels were down and as I touch the brakes I noticed I was still in ground effect and at that point of the runway there was a point of no return as a highway is at the end of the runway and I didn't want to risk hitting a larger vehicle or semi if I had done a go around which has happened at this airport before.  I was able to get the wheels to touch down and entered full back elevator pressure and full brake and the brakes locked up and the plane seemed to be on ice and slide off the end of the runway approximately 25 feet.  I believe an additional problem other than the trees being an obstacle and the runway in poor condition as well as the runway being only 2;650'; the winds had shifted from the time I was entering the pattern to the time I landed.  I checked AWOS before entering the pattern and it was a cross wind; after checking the wind sock after landing I noticed it shifted to a tail wind. The prevention would have been flying to a different airport with a longer runway as well as no obstacle which is what I am used to.  I could have also initiated a go around sooner after realizing the runway was coming to a close end and yet I didn't want to risk hitting a semi on the freeway which would have ended in possible death.
Instructor reports that current student was training without a current student certificate.