19991217038799I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Indianapolis, IN · December 17, 1999

Date: December 17, 1999 · 15:10 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Metropolitan Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2373Z
Reported as: Cessna 172S
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 32 total32 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N2373ZRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S8075 · Built 1999 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On December 17, 1999, at approximately 1510 EST, a Cessna 172SP, N2373Z piloted by a student pilot on a supervised solo flight, experienced a hard landing in light crosswind conditions on runway 33 at Indianapolis meteropolitan airport (kump). During the subsequent bounce recovery, the student pilot lost control of the aircraft due to mismangement of the flight controls and departed the right side of the runway. The aircraft sustained minor damage during the rollout in the grass when the propeller and nosewheel struck soft ground after aircraft's path. The student pilot, the sole occupant of the aircraft, did not sustain any injuries and returned the aircraft to the pavement under its own power and taxied to the parking area.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 17, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1510 EST, A CESSNA 172SP, N2373Z PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT ON A SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING IN LIGHT CROSSWIND CONDITIONS ON RUNWAY 33 AT INDIANAPOLIS METEROPOLITAN AIRPORT (KUMP). DURING THE SUBSEQUENT BOUNCE RECOVERY, THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO MISMANGEMENT OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING THE ROLLOUT IN THE GRASS WHEN THE PROPELLER AND NOSEWHEEL STRUCK SOFT GROUND AFTER AIRCRAFT'S PATH. THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE PAVEMENT UNDER ITS OWN POWER AND TAXIED TO THE PARKING AREA.