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FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · San Carlos, CA · November 18, 2011

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Date
November 18, 2011 · 09:57 local
Place
San Carlos, CA
Airport
San Carlos
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1361M
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
5,800 total2,500 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days
N1361MRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S9842 · Built 2005Airframe modelCessna 172SEngine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

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

This was an instructional flight from San Carlos Airport. Prior to the flight, a front moved through the area with light rain showers. On final approach to runway 30 at San Carlos, the student pilot applied wind correction for a left cross wind using a crab technique. During landing phase, the student pilot transitioned to wing low side slip technique with aileron assist from the instructor pilot. The student pilot landed in 3 point landing after intersection echo (approximately 1200 feet down the runway). At intersection delta the student pilot reached over to retract the flaps, visually diverting attention from the centerline and simultaneously releasing left aileron wind correction. The instructor pilot did not maintain the cross wind input. The aircraft drifted to the right and the student pilot attempted to correct with braking on the wet surface. Braking caused the aircraft to skid right, depart the runway, across intersection charlie, through the grass and stopped prior to taxiway lima. Minor damage was noted on the right wheel fairing and intersection sign.

As the FAA filed it

THIS WAS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FROM SAN CARLOS AIRPORT. PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT, A FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA WITH LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS. ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 30 AT SAN CARLOS, THE STUDENT PILOT APPLIED WIND CORRECTION FOR A LEFT CROSS WIND USING A CRAB TECHNIQUE. DURING LANDING PHASE, THE STUDENT PILOT TRANSITIONED TO WING LOW SIDE SLIP TECHNIQUE WITH AILERON ASSIST FROM THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT. THE STUDENT PILOT LANDED IN 3 POINT LANDING AFTER INTERSECTION ECHO (APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY). AT INTERSECTION DELTA THE STUDENT PILOT REACHED OVER TO RETRACT THE FLAPS, VISUALLY DIVERTING ATTENTION FROM THE CENTERLINE AND SIMULTANEOUSLY RELEASING LEFT AILERON WIND CORRECTION. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN THE CROSS WIND INPUT. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH BRAKING ON THE WET SURFACE. BRAKING CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SKID RIGHT, DEPART THE RUNWAY, ACROSS INTERSECTION CHARLIE, THROUGH THE GRASS AND STOPPED PRIOR TO TAXIWAY LIMA. MINOR DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE RIGHT WHEEL FAIRING AND INTERSECTION SIGN.