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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Lapeer, MI · March 3, 2011

Date: March 3, 2011 · 11:00 local
Place: Lapeer, MI
Airport: Dupont-Lapeer
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N90HA
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,375 total1,900 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N90HARegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17272658 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 172N 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.

During a 14 CFR part 91 flight training lesson, a student pilot at the controls in the left seat with the flight instructor in the right seat, were taxiing to reposition for takeoff after a landing at the Dupont Lapeer airport in Lapeer, Michigan. During the taxi, the student reported experiencing a wind gust, after which the student applied right rudder pedal and right brake, which was excessive and subsequently forced the aircraft to depart the taxiway and strike a snow bank. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the left wingtip and one of the propeller blades. The aircraft was moved using a tug into the hangar at that airport. No injuries were reported to either of the two occupants. Weather at the time was visual meteorological conditions with no precipitation, dry and bare taxiway surface conditions.

As the FAA filed it

DURING A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT TRAINING LESSON, A STUDENT PILOT AT THE CONTROLS IN THE LEFT SEAT WITH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IN THE RIGHT SEAT, WERE TAXIING TO REPOSITION FOR TAKEOFF AFTER A LANDING AT THE DUPONT LAPEER AIRPORT IN LAPEER, MICHIGAN. DURING THE TAXI, THE STUDENT REPORTED EXPERIENCING A WIND GUST, AFTER WHICH THE STUDENT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL AND RIGHT BRAKE, WHICH WAS EXCESSIVE AND SUBSEQUENTLY FORCED THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE TAXIWAY AND STRIKE A SNOW BANK. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WINGTIP AND ONE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED USING A TUG INTO THE HANGAR AT THAT AIRPORT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED TO EITHER OF THE TWO OCCUPANTS.WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH NO PRECIPITATION, DRY AND BARE TAXIWAY SURFACE CONDITIONS.