# Incident 20000324020159I: Cessna 172P, Columbus, GA, March 24, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2000, 10:25 local time
- Place: Columbus, GA
- Airport: Columbus Metropolitan
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4610° N, 84.9877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, GA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4610&lon=-84.9877&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5254K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5254K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 85 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000324020159I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)THIS STUDENT PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR HIS SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT BY HIS INSTRUCTOR. HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO ACCOMPLISH THREE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS.  HE ACCOMPLISHED ONE PATTERN AND LANDING BUT HAD DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DIFFICULTIES, ACCORDING TO THE TOWER CONTROLLER.  ON THE SECOND TAKEOFF, THE STUDENT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT AFTER LIFTOFF SO THAT HE OVERFLEW THE AIR CARRIER RAMP ON DEPARTURE.  DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT FROM THIS PATTERN, THE STUDENT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO TOUCH DOWN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALLOWED TO DEPART THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE INFIELD GRASS.  THE STUDENT THEN ELECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE INFIELD TO THE TAXIWAY.  HE THEN REQUESTED CLEARENCE BACK TO THE PARKING RAMP AND TERMINATED THE FLIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A TAXIWAY LIGHT FIXTURE WITH A WHEEL PANT WHICH RESULTED IN A SCRAPE ON THE PANT AND A BROKEN TAXIWAY LIGHT FIXTURE.  NO OTHER DAMAGE OCCURRED.  THE STUDENT HAS BEEN COUNSELED AND RECEIVED ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION.

## Other reports on N5254K (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20230610008569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230610008569I), Jun 10, 2023: Cessna 172P (N5254K), Hillsboro, FL, No damage. Part 61 operation Cessna 172P, [privacy data omitted], serial number 17274033, with CFI pilot and student pilot on board returning to fxe from cross country…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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