# Incident 20111008021869I: Cessna 172P, Waterville, ME, October 8, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2011, 10:00 local time
- Place: Waterville, ME
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5453° N, 69.6614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterville, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5453&lon=-69.6614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52408, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 10 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111008021869I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON LANDING ROLL AFTER FIRST UNSUPERVISED SOLO, AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT IN THE AREA OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR / FUSELAGE ATTACH POINT.  THE PROPELLER ALSO SHOWED SIGNS ON A LIGHT STRIKE.  THE STUDENT STATED WINDS WERE CALM WHEN HE DEPARTED AND PICKED UP WHILE HE WAS IN FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N52408 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810801058909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810801058909I), Aug 1, 1981: Cessna 172P (N52408), East Haddam, CT, Minor damage. Elevator control binding during takeoff. Aborted takeoff. Made second takeoff. After landing found control binding.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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