20110802016669I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Glendale, AZ · August 2, 2011

Date: August 2, 2011 · 08:50 local
Place: Glendale, AZ
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N52706
Reported as: Cessna 172P
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 72 total72 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

N52706Registration cancelled Dec 6, 2018 · Cessna 172PS/N 17274587 · Built 1981 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student pilot was on his second solo flight and landed on rwy 1 at the kgeu airport. Student pilot said when he touched down the airplane began to drift to the left at which time he said he kind of froze and focused his attention to the ground and the direction he was headed. Student said he rolled off the runway onto the dirt and struck an airport sign. After striking the sign the student said he applied right rudder to correct back onto the runway. Student said a brake line must have been damaged because he tried to apply brakes and they did not work. Student said he coasted to a stop on the runway. Aircraft damage to the left strut/wheel assembly. Additional damage to the left flap and wing. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS SECOND SOLO FLIGHT AND LANDED ON RWY 1 AT THE KGEU AIRPORT. STUDENT PILOT SAID WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT AT WHICH TIME HE SAID HE KIND OF FROZE AND FOCUSED HIS ATTENTION TO THE GROUND AND THE DIRECTION HE WAS HEADED. STUDENT SAID HE ROLLED OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE DIRT AND STRUCK AN AIRPORT SIGN. AFTER STRIKING THE SIGN THE STUDENT SAID HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. STUDENT SAID A BRAKE LINE MUST HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BECAUSE HE TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT WORK. STUDENT SAID HE COASTED TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE TO THE LEFT STRUT/WHEEL ASSEMBLY. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FLAP AND WING.NO INJURIES.