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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Truckee, CA · August 26, 2002

Date: August 26, 2002 · 13:00 local
Place: Truckee, CA
Airport: Truckee-Tahoe Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N734VN
Reported as: Cessna 172N
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 68 total62 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N734VNRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17269150 · Built 1977 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) While attempting to land at the Truckee airport the pilot experienced a tailwind gust which caused the aircraft to land hard. The pilot lost directional control of the aircraft and the aircraft swerved off the right side of the runway. As the aircraft swerved off the runway, the pilot executed a go-around. The pilot continued the go-around through the sage brush for approximately 1200 feet where the aircraft came to rest.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE TRUCKEE AIRPORT THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A TAILWIND GUST WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND HARD. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE GO-AROUND THROUGH THE SAGE BRUSH FOR APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST.