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FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Torrance, CA · August 1, 2008

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Date
August 1, 2008 · 11:59 local
Place
Torrance, CA
Airport
Zamperini Field
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N254TA
Reported as
Cessna 172S
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
52 total52 in this make and model52 in the last 90 days
N254TARegistration cancelled Nov 6, 2012 · Cessna 172SS/N 172S9452 · Built 2003Airframe 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) The incident aircraft was flying in the local traffic pattern at Zamperini Field Airport in Torrance, CA. The pilot is a student pilot on her first solo flight. The inspection of the student pilots log book and certificate show that the student pilot received an endorsement for solo flight in the CE-172-S on 08/01/2008 with the following limitations; maximum headwing 10 knots, maximum crosswing 5 knots, visibility 5 nautical miles, and ceiling at or above 5000 feet. The student pilot took a pre-solo written test on 07/24/2008. The student pilot flying the aircraft was interviewed on 08/01/2008. During this interview she stated that she had landed on runway 29R for a full top and during her roll out she felt the left wing rising and the left main wheel was coming off the ground. She attempted to correct the situation by pressing on the brakes and at the time the aircraft turned right and she departed the runway and came to rest in a strawberry field parallel to the runway. Inspection of the aircraft revealed minor damage to the nose wheel fairing with no other observable damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING IN THE LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERN AT ZAMPERINI FIELD AIRPORT IN TORRANCE, CA. THE PILOT IS A STUDENT PILOT ON HER FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. THE INSPECTION OF THE STUDENT PILOTS LOG BOOK AND CERTIFICATE SHOW THAT THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED AN ENDORSEMENT FOR SOLO FLIGHT IN THE CE-172-S ON 08/01/2008 WITH THE FOLLOWING LIMITATIONS; MAXIMUM HEADWING 10 KNOTS, MAXIMUM CROSSWING 5 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 5 NAUTICAL MILES, AND CEILING AT OR ABOVE 5000 FEET. THE STUDENT PILOT TOOK A PRE-SOLO WRITTEN TEST ON 07/24/2008. THE STUDENT PILOT FLYING THE AIRCRAFT WAS INTERVIEWED ON 08/01/2008. DURING THIS INTERVIEW SHE STATED THAT SHE HAD LANDED ON RUNWAY 29R FOR A FULL TOP AND DURING HER ROLL OUT SHE FELT THE LEFT WING RISING AND THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL WAS COMING OFF THE GROUND. SHE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE SITUATION BY PRESSING ON THE BRAKES AND AT THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT TURNED RIGHT AND SHE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN A STRAWBERRY FIELD PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL FAIRING WITH NO OTHER OBSERVABLE DAMAGE.