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FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Prescott, AZ · August 28, 2009

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Date
August 28, 2009 · 09:44 local
Place
Prescott, AZ
Airport
Ernest A. Love Field
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
BF8S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N546ER
Reported as
Cessna 172S
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
34 total34 in this make and model34 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) Airmain is a student pilot conducting his first solo flight. The student's flight instructor initially conducted a dual flight with Mr. Garcia and after 2 successful landings on this day he endorsed his student for solo flight. Mr. Garcia made said on his first circuit around the pattern he recognized that he was too high while on final approach and he decided to execute a go around. On the second circuit Mr. Garcia said he made an uneventful landing. Mr. Garcia said on his third attempt he made a normal takeoff and made a normal pattern; however once on final he noticed he was slightly left of the centerline. Mr. Garcia said he made a normal touchdown slightly left of the centerline at which time he began to make a correction towards the centerline. Mr. Garcia said he applied right rudder and he thinks he inadvertently applied right brake pressure. Mr. Garcia said the aircraft began a sharp right turn and the right main tire came off of the ground. Mr. Garcia said he turned the yoke in the direction of the turn and relieved brake pressure. Mr. Garcia exited the runway into the dirt/grass area and then crossed intersection charlie 5 and came to rest in the dirt/grass area just passed taxiway charlie.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRMAIN IS A STUDENT PILOT CONDUCTING HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. THE STUDENT'S FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR INITIALLY CONDUCTED A DUAL FLIGHT WITH MR. GARCIA AND AFTER 2 SUCCESSFUL LANDINGS ON THIS DAY HE ENDORSED HIS STUDENT FOR SOLO FLIGHT. MR. GARCIA MADE SAID ON HIS FIRST CIRCUIT AROUND THE PATTERN HE RECOGNIZED THAT HE WAS TOO HIGH WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH AND HE DECIDED TO EXECUTE A GO AROUND. ON THE SECOND CIRCUIT MR. GARCIA SAID HE MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MR. GARCIA SAID ON HIS THIRD ATTEMPT HE MADE A NORMAL TAKEOFF AND MADE A NORMAL PATTERN; HOWEVER ONCE ON FINAL HE NOTICED HE WAS SLIGHTLY LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE. MR. GARCIA SAID HE MADE A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN SLIGHTLY LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE AT WHICH TIME HE BEGAN TO MAKE A CORRECTION TOWARDS THE CENTERLINE. MR. GARCIA SAID HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND HE THINKS HE INADVERTENTLY APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE PRESSURE. MR. GARCIA SAID THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A SHARP RIGHT TURN AND THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE CAME OFF OF THE GROUND. MR. GARCIA SAID HE TURNED THE YOKE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE TURN AND RELIEVED BRAKE PRESSURE. MR. GARCIA EXITED THE RUNWAY INTO THE DIRT/GRASS AREA AND THEN CROSSED INTERSECTION CHARLIE 5 AND CAME TO REST IN THE DIRT/GRASS AREA JUST PASSED TAXIWAY CHARLIE.