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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Fort Pierce, FL · December 2, 2009

Date: December 2, 2009 · 09:50 local
Place: Fort Pierce, FL
Airport: St Lucie County International
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: BEJS
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N53797
Reported as: Cessna 172P
Reported engine: Lycoming 0320
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 551 total122 in this make and model122 in the last 90 days

N53797Registered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17274819 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna 172P 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.

The student was landing the aircraft in a medium strength crosswind. The aircraft bounced slightly on touchdown. The student applied slight power to cushion the airplane descent to the runway. The airplane bounced again and was tracking left. The CFI took control of the aircraft and initiated a go around. The airplane was unable to become airborne before it veered off the runway. Upon reaching the grass, the CFI reduced power to idle and stopped the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT WAS LANDING THE AIRCRAFT IN A MEDIUM STRENGTH CROSSWIND. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SLIGHTLY ON TOUCHDOWN. THE STUDENT APPLIED SLIGHT POWER TO CUSHION THE AIRPLANE DESCENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AGAIN AND WAS TRACKING LEFT. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND INITIATED A GO AROUND. THE AIRPLANE WAS UNABLE TO BECOME AIRBORNE BEFORE IT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY. UPON REACHING THE GRASS, THE CFI REDUCED POWER TO IDLE AND STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N53797 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20140122002499ILanding: Touchdown · Fort Pierce, FLStudent was practicing forward slip to land, with instructor on board. As the aircraft aligned over the runway for landing, the student neglected to transition to a normal landing attitude, instead kept forward slipping. The instructor repeatedly requested…Jan 22, 2014 · Minor damage