20021004026209I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Salem, OR · October 4, 2002

Date: October 4, 2002 · 18:30 local
Place: Salem, OR
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5156H
Reported as: Cessna 172M
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 32 total32 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Student pilot endorsed for solo flight was practicing touch-in-go landings. The PIC stated on the third takeoff the plane pulled to the right. The PIC opted to abort the takeoff. The aircraft pulled off to the right side of the runway at the FAR end and struck a VASI light in the grass area then stopped. Minor damage to the left engine cowl area was the extent of the damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ENDORSED FOR SOLO FLIGHT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-IN-GO LANDINGS. THE PIC STATED ON THE THIRD TAKEOFF THE PLANE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE PIC OPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT PULLED OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT THE FAR END AND STRUCK A VASI LIGHT IN THE GRASS AREA THEN STOPPED. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT ENGINE COWL AREA WAS THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE.