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FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Portland, OR · May 24, 2008

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Date
May 24, 2008 · 11:00 local
Place
Portland, OR
Airport
Portland-Troutdale
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N62348
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX08CA156
Reported as
Cessna 172P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
36 total35 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days
N62348Registered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17275254 · Built 1981Airframe modelCessna 172PEngine 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) A student pilot, was making a solo landing at Troutdale airport on may 24, 2008. The aircraft appears to have bounced once, came back down to the runway surface then turned to the right as the pilot momentarily lost control. The aircraft rolled onto the grass, and struck a runway edge light before becoming airborne again. A 'go-around" was executed and the aircraft returned to the airport for a safe landing. The student pilot secured the aircraft without noticing the substantial damage to the right hand horizontal stabilizer, caused by contact with the runway edge light. An air traffic controller from the Troutdale tower contacted the instructor to voice some concern over the students landing but they had not seen any impact and were unaware of any damage to the aircaft or light. During the students post flight debrief with his instructor, they discussed direction control of aircraft and landing procedures. The damage to the horizontal stabilier was noticed that evening during a preflight by another pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A STUDENT PILOT, WAS MAKING A SOLO LANDING AT TROUTDALE AIRPORT ON MAY 24, 2008. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE BOUNCED ONCE, CAME BACK DOWN TO THE RUNWAY SURFACE THEN TURNED TO THE RIGHT AS THE PILOT MOMENTARILY LOST CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ONTO THE GRASS, AND STRUCK A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT BEFORE BECOMING AIRBORNE AGAIN. A 'GO-AROUND" WAS EXECUTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT FOR A SAFE LANDING. THE STUDENT PILOT SECURED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT NOTICING THE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, CAUSED BY CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT. AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER FROM THE TROUTDALE TOWER CONTACTED THE INSTRUCTOR TO VOICE SOME CONCERN OVER THE STUDENTS LANDING BUT THEY HAD NOT SEEN ANY IMPACT AND WERE UNAWARE OF ANY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCAFT OR LIGHT. DURING THE STUDENTS POST FLIGHT DEBRIEF WITH HIS INSTRUCTOR, THEY DISCUSSED DIRECTION CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND LANDING PROCEDURES. THE DAMAGE TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIER WAS NOTICED THAT EVENING DURING A PREFLIGHT BY ANOTHER PILOT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX08CA156Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTroutdale, ORThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in collision with a runway light.May 24, 2008 · Substantial damage