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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Driggs, ID · July 28, 2002

Date: July 28, 2002 · 16:00 local
Place: Driggs, ID
Airport: Tetonpeaks/Driggs Municipal/Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8089E
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N8089ERegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17272138 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The student pilot, with approx. 24 hrs, landed at U59 (Driggs, ID), during the landing he exited runway 21 into an irrigation ditch. The pilot flared high, the aircraft crabbed to the right, upon touchdown, the pilot added left rudder to line up the aircraft. With the rudder input the right wing lifted, the pilot relaxed the rudder input and the aircraft weathercocked and exited the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT, WITH APPROX. 24 HRS, LANDED AT U59 (DRIGGS, ID), DURING THE LANDING HE EXITED RUNWAY 21 INTO AN IRRIGATION DITCH. THE PILOT FLARED HIGH, THE AIRCRAFT CRABBED TO THE RIGHT, UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT ADDED LEFT RUDDER TO LINE UP THE AIRCRAFT. WITH THE RUDDER INPUT THE RIGHT WING LIFTED, THE PILOT RELAXED THE RUDDER INPUT AND THE AIRCRAFT WEATHERCOCKED AND EXITED THE RUNWAY.