20090514007399I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · San Carlos, CA · May 14, 2009

Date: May 14, 2009 · 12:59 local
Place: San Carlos, CA
Airport: San Carlos
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N61964
Reported as: Cessna 172M
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 37 total37 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

N61964Registration cancelled Sep 15, 2011 · Cessna 172MS/N 17264921 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine 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) Student pilot, on return from his first solo cross country flight, was caught by a wind gust. Reported right cross winds at the time were 12/G28. The right aircraft main tire struck a right runway edge light on landing roll out. Discussed the incident with the student pilot. He had checked the forecast to make sure the winds were within his personal limits. When he returned from his cross country flight the winds were greater than forecast. His experiencce level was not yet sufficient to handle one of the wind gusts during landing roll out.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT, ON RETURN FROM HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, WAS CAUGHT BY A WIND GUST. REPORTED RIGHT CROSS WINDS AT THE TIME WERE 12/G28. THE RIGHT AIRCRAFT MAIN TIRE STRUCK A RIGHT RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT ON LANDING ROLL OUT. DISCUSSED THE INCIDENT WITH THE STUDENT PILOT. HE HAD CHECKED THE FORECAST TO MAKE SURE THE WINDS WERE WITHIN HIS PERSONAL LIMITS. WHEN HE RETURNED FROM HIS CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT THE WINDS WERE GREATER THAN FORECAST. HIS EXPERIENCCE LEVEL WAS NOT YET SUFFICIENT TO HANDLE ONE OF THE WIND GUSTS DURING LANDING ROLL OUT.