What happened
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(-23) On March 17, 2003 at 10:50 a.m. MST, a Cessna 172M, N64427, piloted by student pilot garth brinkerhoff, struck a runway light with the left stabilizer and elevator during a go around at Fanning Field, Idaho Falls, ID. Visual meteorological conditions existed with winds reported at 360 degrees true at 17 knots gusting to 21 knots. The student pilot, who was on his second solo flight, reported that he was conducting touch and go landings on runway 02 at Fanning Field, when on his second landing attempt, he encountered a left crosswind gust at 150 feet AGL which blew him off center of the runway and he executed a go-around. On the third landing attempt the aircraft encountered a left crosswind gust at 150 feet AGL, but with a greater magnitude, and while correcting for the crosswind drifted to the right. While executing a go-around and cleaning up the aircraft the left stabilizer and elevator struck a runway light. The student pilot continued climbing out, returned and landed runway 02. (.19) on March 17, 2003, at 1053 mountain standard time, a Cessna 172M, N64427, registered to/operated by avcenter, inc., and being flown by a student pilot, sustained substantial damage when the aircraft impacted a runway light on a go around at Fanning Field, Idaho Falls, Idaho. The pilot was uninjured. Visual meteorological conditions existed and no flight plan had been filed. The flight, which was instructional, was operated under 14 CFR 91 and originated at Fanning Field at 1040. The student pilot, who was on his second solo flight, reported that he was conducting touch and go landings on runway 02 at Fanning Field, when he encountered left gusting crosswinds on the first approach while descending through about 150 feet above ground. He executed a go around and on his second approach encountered the same conditions with greater magnitude. While correcting for the crosswind conditions he applied full power and started another go around during which the left horizontal stabilizer impacted a runway light. The student pilot continued climbing out, returned and landed on runway 02. The aviation surface weather observation taken at Fanning Field at 1053 reported winds from 360 degrees true at 17 knots gusting to 21 knots.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 17, 2003 AT 10:50 A.M. MST, A CESSNA 172M, N64427, PILOTED BY STUDENT PILOT GARTH BRINKERHOFF, STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT WITH THE LEFT STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR DURING A GO AROUND AT FANNING FIELD, IDAHO FALLS, ID. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED WITH WINDS REPORTED AT 360 DEGREES TRUE AT 17 KNOTS GUSTING TO 21 KNOTS. THE STUDENT PILOT, WHO WAS ON HIS SECOND SOLO FLIGHT, REPORTED THAT HE WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 02 AT FANNING FIELD, WHEN ON HIS SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT, HE ENCOUNTERED A LEFT CROSSWIND GUST AT 150 FEET AGL WHICH BLEW HIM OFF CENTER OF THE RUNWAY AND HE EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. ON THE THIRD LANDING ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A LEFT CROSSWIND GUST AT 150 FEET AGL, BUT WITH A GREATER MAGNITUDE, AND WHILE CORRECTING FOR THE CROSSWIND DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT. WHILE EXECUTING A GO-AROUND AND CLEANING UP THE AIRCRAFT THE LEFT STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT CONTINUED CLIMBING OUT, RETURNED AND LANDED RUNWAY 02. (.19) ON MARCH 17, 2003, AT 1053 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N64427, REGISTERED TO/OPERATED BY AVCENTER, INC., AND BEING FLOWN BY A STUDENT PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT ON A GO AROUND AT FANNING FIELD, IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT, WHICH WAS INSTRUCTIONAL, WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR 91 AND ORIGINATED AT FANNING FIELD AT 1040. THE STUDENT PILOT, WHO WAS ON HIS SECOND SOLO FLIGHT, REPORTED THAT HE WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 02 AT FANNING FIELD, WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED LEFT GUSTING CROSSWINDS ON THE FIRST APPROACH WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH ABOUT 150 FEET ABOVE GROUND. HE EXECUTED A GO AROUND AND ON HIS SECOND APPROACH ENCOUNTERED THE SAME CONDITIONS WITH GREATER MAGNITUDE. WHILE CORRECTING FOR THE CROSSWIND CONDITIONS HE APPLIED FULL POWER AND STARTED ANOTHER GO AROUND DURING WHICH THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IMPACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT CONTINUED CLIMBING OUT, RETURNED AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 02. THE AVIATION SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATION TAKEN AT FANNING FIELD AT 1053 REPORTED WINDS FROM 360 DEGREES TRUE AT 17 KNOTS GUSTING TO 21 KNOTS.
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