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FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Midland, TX · June 19, 2006

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Date
June 19, 2006 · 12:04 local
Place
Midland, TX
Airport
Midland Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N65536
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
16 total16 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days
N65536Registration cancelled Jan 9, 2013 · Cessna 172SS/N 172S9723 · Built 2004Airframe 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) On June 14, 2006, the student pilot took off from runway 16 at the Midland air park airport, in Midland, Texas, to perform a solo flight in the traffic pattern and make a full stop landing. The winds were 180 degrees at 11 knots gusting to 14, 10 statute miles visibility, clear skies, 32 degrees celsius, 15 degrees dew point, altimeter 30.09, as recorded by the automated weather observation system, at 1705Z. The student extended the flaps to full and trimmed the aircraft to maintain 65 knots airspeed on final for runway 16. The main landing gear touched first then the nose veered sharply to the left. The student was not certain what caused the nose to veer sharply, but stated it could have been caused by unintentional differential braking. The student immediately corrected by applying full right rudder. The student stated the right main gear lifted off the runway momentarily and the propeller struck the ground. He then lost directional control as the aircraft departed the left side of runway 16, and came to a stop in the dirt. The student shut down the engine, secured the aircraft, and informed his instructor of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 14, 2006, THE STUDENT PILOT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 16 AT THE MIDLAND AIR PARK AIRPORT, IN MIDLAND, TEXAS, TO PERFORM A SOLO FLIGHT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND MAKE A FULL STOP LANDING. THE WINDS WERE 180 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS GUSTING TO 14, 10 STATUTE MILES VISIBILITY, CLEAR SKIES, 32 DEGREES CELSIUS, 15 DEGREES DEW POINT, ALTIMETER 30.09, AS RECORDED BY THE AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVATION SYSTEM, AT 1705Z. THE STUDENT EXTENDED THE FLAPS TO FULL AND TRIMMED THE AIRCRAFT TO MAINTAIN 65 KNOTS AIRSPEED ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 16. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHED FIRST THEN THE NOSE VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. THE STUDENT WAS NOT CERTAIN WHAT CAUSED THE NOSE TO VEER SHARPLY, BUT STATED IT COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY UNINTENTIONAL DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING. THE STUDENT IMMEDIATELY CORRECTED BY APPLYING FULL RIGHT RUDDER. THE STUDENT STATED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY MOMENTARILY AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. HE THEN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AS THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 16, AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE DIRT. THE STUDENT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, SECURED THE AIRCRAFT, AND INFORMED HIS INSTRUCTOR OF THE INCIDENT.

Other reports on N65536 · 1

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

Incident 20051103026899ILevel Off Touchdown · Midland, TX(-23) On November 3, 2005, at approximately 1125 CST, student pilot [privacy data omitted] lost control of N65536, a Cessna model CE-172-S, just after landing on runway 25 at Midland airpark (mdd), in Midland, Texas. The student had returned from the practice…Nov 3, 2005