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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 175 · Auburn, CA · August 15, 2004

Date: August 15, 2004 · 16:15 local
Place: Auburn, CA
Airport: Auburn Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6651E
Reported as: Cessna 175
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 83 total68 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N6651ERegistered now · Cessna 175S/N 56151 · Built 1956 Airframe modelCessna 175 Engine modelContinental GO-300 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) Student pilot was practicing for his private pilot check ride. He had completed a number of take offs and landings with his instructor in the morning and his instructor released him for solo flight. He was attempting a short field takeoff. The student pilot stated that the aircraft was hit by a gust of wind and became airborne. Before he could do anything the airplane stalled and hit the runway. The propeller also hit the runway. The student pilot aborted the take off. There was no other damage to the aircraft. The flight instructor believes the aircraft became airborne as it was low on fuel and had only the student pilot in the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING FOR HIS PRIVATE PILOT CHECK RIDE. HE HAD COMPLETED A NUMBER OF TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS WITH HIS INSTRUCTOR IN THE MORNING AND HIS INSTRUCTOR RELEASED HIM FOR SOLO FLIGHT. HE WAS ATTEMPTING A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS HIT BY A GUST OF WIND AND BECAME AIRBORNE. BEFORE HE COULD DO ANYTHING THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND HIT THE RUNWAY. THE PROPELLER ALSO HIT THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT PILOT ABORTED THE TAKE OFF. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR BELIEVES THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AS IT WAS LOW ON FUEL AND HAD ONLY THE STUDENT PILOT IN THE AIRCRAFT.