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FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Lanai City, HI · October 25, 2003

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Date
October 25, 2003 · 12:28 local
Place
Lanai City, HI
Airport
Lanai Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
F7HS
Aircraft
N3554Y
Reported as
Cessna 172S
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
35 total35 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
N3554YRegistration cancelled Jan 3, 2018 · Cessna 172SS/N 172S8956 · Built 2001Airframe modelCessna 172SEngine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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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 on first solo cross country. During cruise flight he dropped an object in the cockpit and, while recovering it, he unknowingly engaged the 2 axis autopilot. He experienced what he thought to be a runaway elevator trim. He did not recognize that the autopilot was operating. After gaining control of the aircraft he contacted the hnl afss for an assist to the nearest airport which was lny. He overrode the autopilot for the 12 miles to the airport and made an uneventful landing. He contacted the flight school. A technician and the student's instructor were dispatched to lny. It was determined that the autopilot was engaged. After disengaging the autopilot the aircraft was flown to hnl by the student and his instructor with no further problems. Since this incident Cessna AD 2003-24-13 has been published. This AD corrects a problem in this particular a/p that caused inadvertent and undetected engagement. The incident was caused by a combination of an a/p malfunction and the experience level of the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ON FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT HE DROPPED AN OBJECT IN THE COCKPIT AND, WHILE RECOVERING IT, HE UNKNOWINGLY ENGAGED THE 2 AXIS AUTOPILOT. HE EXPERIENCED WHAT HE THOUGHT TO BE A RUNAWAY ELEVATOR TRIM. HE DID NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THE AUTOPILOT WAS OPERATING. AFTER GAINING CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT HE CONTACTED THE HNL AFSS FOR AN ASSIST TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT WHICH WAS LNY. HE OVERRODE THE AUTOPILOT FOR THE 12 MILES TO THE AIRPORT AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. HE CONTACTED THE FLIGHT SCHOOL. A TECHNICIAN AND THE STUDENT'S INSTRUCTOR WERE DISPATCHED TO LNY. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AUTOPILOT WAS ENGAGED. AFTER DISENGAGING THE AUTOPILOT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO HNL BY THE STUDENT AND HIS INSTRUCTOR WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. SINCE THIS INCIDENT CESSNA AD 2003-24-13 HAS BEEN PUBLISHED. THIS AD CORRECTS A PROBLEM IN THIS PARTICULAR A/P THAT CAUSED INADVERTENT AND UNDETECTED ENGAGEMENT. THE INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A COMBINATION OF AN A/P MALFUNCTION AND THE EXPERIENCE LEVEL OF THE PILOT.

Other reports on N3554Y · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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