# Accident 20030317003049A: Cessna 172M, Idaho Falls, ID, March 17, 2003 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 17, 2003, 10:50 local time - Place: Idaho Falls, ID - Airport: Fanning Field - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 43.5081° N, 112.0792° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5081&lon=-112.0792&mi=10 - Aircraft: N64427, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64427) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M - Reported engine: LYC O320E2D - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Student - Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA047) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030317003049A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-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. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB SEA03LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA047), Mar 17, 2003: Cessna 172M (N64427), Idaho Falls, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment (centerline tracking) during a go around maneuver resulting in the aircraft impacting a runway light. Contributing factors were the… ## Other reports on N64427 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20100630036539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100630036539A), Jun 30, 2010: Cessna 172M (N64427), Twin Falls, ID, Substantial damage. The student pilot landed on runway 25 with a slight right crosswind. He flared and touched down mains first but slightly nose low. When the nose touched the… From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. 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