DURING THE FIRST SOLO FLT A STUDENT PLT LOST CTL OF THE ACFT WHILE LNDG AND STRUCK A FENCE. THE INSTRUCTOR PLT RPTS THAT THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED; AND WAS DUE TO NERVOUSNESS AND NOT THE LACK OF PROPER TRAINING.

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I SOLOED A NEW STUDENT. UPON LNDG HE LOST CTL OF THE ACFT; VEERED R OF CTR; OFF THE RWY; AND STRUCK A FENCE AT SLOW SPD CAUSING SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE ACFT -- NO ONE WAS INJURED. THIS WAS HIS FIRST SOLO; AND MY SECOND SOLO SIGN OFF AS AN INSTRUCTOR. PRIOR TO THIS FLT I REQUESTED THAT ANOTHER MORE SENIOR INSTRUCTOR FLY WITH THE STUDENT FOR AN HR TO MAKE SURE HE WAS COMPETENT AND ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH SOLO FLT. THAT INSTRUCTOR'S RECOMMENDATION WAS THAT HE WAS SAFE AND COMPETENT FOR SOLO FLT. AFTER THAT HR; I FLEW AGAIN WITH THE STUDENT AND GAVE HIM HIS SOLO SIGN-OFFS. THE WINDS WERE A SLIGHT XWIND OUT OF THE SE AT 3-5 KTS -- SKIES WERE CLR. MY STUDENT DEPARTED RWY 08 FOR TKOF. THE TKOF; PATTERN; AND EVEN THE LNDG ACCORDING TO MYSELF AND WITNESSES WAS EXTREMELY GOOD. HOWEVER; DURING THE LNDG ROLLOUT; THE STUDENT VEERED R OF CTR; CROSSED THE GRASS; OVER AN INTERSECTING RWY; AND STRUCK A FENCE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS INCIDENT WAS CAUSED SOLELY BY HIS NERVOUSNESS WHICH HE DID NOT APPEAR TO DISPLAY DURING OUR DUAL FLTS THAT MORNING. HE RETAINS ALL KNOWLEDGE OF THE INCIDENT AND REALIZES THAT HE NEEDED CORRECTIVE RUDDER TO REMAIN ON THE RWY. HE HAD FLOWN WITH SEVERAL INSTRUCTORS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT AND ALL HAVE SAID THAT HE WAS A CALM STUDENT AND WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE COMPETENT DECISIONS DURING SOLO FLT ONCE HE WAS READY. IT TOOK HIM 20 HRS TO SOLO; AND I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT HE WAS BEING RUSHED IN ANY WAY DURING HIS TRAINING. HE HAD SOME DIFFICULTY IN THAT HIS NATIVE (FIRST) LANGUAGE IS NOT ENGLISH; BUT I FEEL WITH HIS ENTHUSIASM AND HARD WORK; HE WILL BECOME A VERY SAFE PLT. GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES; I BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED AND WAS DUE TO PLT ERROR; BUT WAS DUE MORE TO NERVOUSNESS AND NOT TO THE LACK OF PROPER TRAINING.