20071205831779I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Fort Pierce, FL · December 5, 2007

Date
December 5, 2007 · 11:50 local
Place
Fort Pierce, FL
Airport
St Lucie County International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N65276
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
42 total42 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

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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 December 5, 2007, at 1150 eastern daylight time, a Cessna, CE-172, N65276, experienced the loss of operational control during taxiing, at kfpr, in Fort Pierce, Florida. As a result of the loss of control the aircraft taxied into the grass impacting a concrete light pole with the left wing. As a result of the impact, the left wing skin and a rib appear to be damaged, just out board of the wing tie down. The flight was conducted as a training solo-flight under the provisions of title 14 of the code of federal regulations (14 CFR) part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the incident. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The pilot did not receive any injuries. The flight departed Fort Pierce, Florida, on December 5, 2007, at approximately 1150 hours eastern daylight time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 5, 2007, AT 1150 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA, CE-172, N65276, EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF OPERATIONAL CONTROL DURING TAXIING, AT KFPR, IN FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA. AS A RESULT OF THE LOSS OF CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO THE GRASS IMPACTING A CONCRETE LIGHT POLE WITH THE LEFT WING. AS A RESULT OF THE IMPACT, THE LEFT WING SKIN AND A RIB APPEAR TO BE DAMAGED, JUST OUT BOARD OF THE WING TIE DOWN. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AS A TRAINING SOLO-FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (14 CFR) PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, ON DECEMBER 5, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1150 HOURS EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME.

Other reports on N65276 · 1

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