20011212037829I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Palm Springs, CA · December 12, 2001

Date
December 12, 2001 · 15:54 local
Place
Palm Springs, CA
Airport
Palm Springs Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2437B
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
16 total16 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) As the pilot of N2437B was practicing solo touch and go landings on runway 13L, he failed to correct for a right crosswind causing the aircraft to veer to the left and struck two runway lights and a sign. There was minor damage to the left main landing gear and nose wheel. The pilot was counseled regarding crosswind landings.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AS THE PILOT OF N2437B WAS PRACTICING SOLO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 13L, HE FAILED TO CORRECT FOR A RIGHT CROSSWIND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK TWO RUNWAY LIGHTS AND A SIGN. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE WHEEL. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED REGARDING CROSSWIND LANDINGS.