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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172K · El Monte, CA · January 21, 2004

Date: January 21, 2004 · 14:48 local
Place: El Monte, CA
Airport: El Monte Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N79201
Reported as: Cessna 172K
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 21 total21 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N79201Registered now · Cessna 172KS/N 17257955 · Built 1969 Airframe modelCessna 172K 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) The student pilot was conducting his first solo flight after several practice take-off's and landings with his flight instructor. While performing his third solo landing, the student pilot lost control of the aircraft after touching down on the runway at a faster than normal final approach speed. As the student pilot applied brakes, the aircraft ran off the right side of the runway striking a chain link fence causing minor aircraft damage. The student pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT AFTER SEVERAL PRACTICE TAKE-OFF'S AND LANDINGS WITH HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. WHILE PERFORMING HIS THIRD SOLO LANDING, THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AT A FASTER THAN NORMAL FINAL APPROACH SPEED. AS THE STUDENT PILOT APPLIED BRAKES, THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING A CHAIN LINK FENCE CAUSING MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

Other reports on N79201 · 1

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

Incident 19960315008579IOther Ground Ops · Torrance, CANarrative: aircraft was parked when it was struck by Piper, PA-28-181, N5335F, causing damage to the right side of engine cowling and left wing. Aircraft was unoccupied.Mar 15, 1996 · Minor damage