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FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Twin Falls, ID · June 19, 2009

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Date
June 19, 2009 · 10:00 local
Place
Twin Falls, ID
Airport
Joslin Field - Magic Valley Rg
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N946CH
Reported as
Cessna 172N
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
15 total15 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N946CHRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17269021 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine 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) The airman, a student pilot was on his second solo flight. After making five (5) takeoffs and landing without incident, the student pilot encountered an unforeseen crosswind which cause the aircraft to veer to the right side ofthe runway. The student pilot executed a go-around at which time the right landing gear strut fairing hit a runway light causing very minor damage to the right landing gear fairing and braking the runway light. The student pilot completed the go-around and landed without incident. The wind was 130 @ 8, the temperature was 25 degrees c. and the density altitude was 6300.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRMAN, A STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS SECOND SOLO FLIGHT. AFTER MAKING FIVE (5) TAKEOFFS AND LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT, THE STUDENT PILOT ENCOUNTERED AN UNFORESEEN CROSSWIND WHICH CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OFTHE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT PILOT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND AT WHICH TIME THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR STRUT FAIRING HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT CAUSING VERY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR FAIRING AND BRAKING THE RUNWAY LIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT COMPLETED THE GO-AROUND AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE WIND WAS 130 @ 8, THE TEMPERATURE WAS 25 DEGREES C. AND THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 6300.