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FAA incident report · Cessna 172L · Opa Locka, FL · June 13, 2012

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Date
June 13, 2012 · 08:30 local
Place
Opa Locka, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2891Q
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
90 total85 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N2891QRegistration cancelled Jun 29, 2012 · Cessna 172LS/N 17259891 · Built 1971Airframe modelCessna 172LEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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FSDO 19 was notified at 0900 on 06/13/2012 of an aircraft incident at the Opa Locka executive airport (kopf). Three inspectors were dispatched to conduct an initial investigation. The asi's arrived at kopf at 1000 hrs. And where escorted runway 9R by airport security. At the site it was noted that the aircraft, a Cessna 172L N2891Q s/n 17259891, had a collapsed left main landing gear, the left horizontal stabilizer and elevator were bent and the aircraft was resting on the right main landing gear, the nose gear and the left wing tip. The statement given by the student pilot flying the airplane indicated that he was performing his second approach during a solo flight. On approach the student reported that the airspeed was 75 knots indicated and the touch down was fine, then the aircraft started to shake and began to veer to the right. As the aircraft was departing the runway's right shoulder the student pilot noticed that the runway 3000' foot marker light box was in the aircraft's path. In his attempt to avoid the marker light box ,he applied right rudder , however, it was too late and the aircraft left main landing gear and left wing strut struck the marker light box collapsing the left gear. After the gear collapsed the aircraft began to veer to the left and came to rest on the runway 180 degrees from the original flight path. The student pilot initiated an engine shut down, moved the fuel selector to off and turned off the master switch, he then proceeded to exit the aircraft thru the right cabin door.

As the FAA filed it

FSDO 19 WAS NOTIFIED AT 0900 ON 06/13/2012 OF AN AIRCRAFT INCIDENT AT THE OPA LOCKA EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KOPF). THREE INSPECTORS WERE DISPATCHED TO CONDUCT AN INITIAL INVESTIGATION. THE ASI'S ARRIVED AT KOPF AT 1000 HRS. AND WHERE ESCORTED RUNWAY 9R BY AIRPORT SECURITY. AT THE SITE IT WAS NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT, A CESSNA 172L N2891Q S/N 17259891, HAD A COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR WERE BENT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RESTING ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, THE NOSE GEAR AND THE LEFT WING TIP.THE STATEMENT GIVEN BY THE STUDENT PILOT FLYING THE AIRPLANE INDICATED THAT HE WAS PERFORMING HIS SECOND APPROACH DURING A SOLO FLIGHT. ON APPROACH THE STUDENT REPORTED THAT THE AIRSPEED WAS 75 KNOTS INDICATED AND THE TOUCH DOWN WAS FINE, THEN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SHAKE AND BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING THE RUNWAY'S RIGHT SHOULDER THE STUDENT PILOT NOTICED THAT THE RUNWAY 3000' FOOT MARKER LIGHT BOX WAS IN THE AIRCRAFT'S PATH. IN HIS ATTEMPT TO AVOID THE MARKER LIGHT BOX ,HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER , HOWEVER, IT WAS TOO LATE AND THE AIRCRAFT LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND LEFT WING STRUT STRUCK THE MARKER LIGHT BOX COLLAPSING THE LEFT GEAR. AFTER THE GEAR COLLAPSED THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY 180 DEGREES FROM THE ORIGINAL FLIGHT PATH. THE STUDENT PILOT INITIATED AN ENGINE SHUT DOWN, MOVED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO OFF AND TURNED OFF THE MASTER SWITCH, HE THEN PROCEEDED TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT THRU THE RIGHT CABIN DOOR.