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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Montgomery, NY · July 6, 2006

Date: July 6, 2006 · 15:00 local
Place: Montgomery, NY
Airport: Orange County Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N734DS
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 27 total27 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N734DSRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 172-68779 Airframe modelCessna 172N

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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 his first solo attempted to land on runway 03 at Orange County Airport, Montgomery, NY. The aircraft landed hard and departed the runway to the side. The aircraft encountered a gopher hole with the nose wheel and bent the propeller causing a sudden stoppage of the engine. This was the only damage to the aircraft. The pilot's medical certificate/student pilot's certificate was endorsed for this solo.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ON HIS FIRST SOLO ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 03 AT ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT, MONTGOMERY, NY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A GOPHER HOLE WITH THE NOSE WHEEL AND BENT THE PROPELLER CAUSING A SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF THE ENGINE. THIS WAS THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT'S MEDICAL CERTIFICATE/STUDENT PILOT'S CERTIFICATE WAS ENDORSED FOR THIS SOLO.