20121020022459I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Hillsboro, OR · October 20, 2012

Date
October 20, 2012 · 09:40 local
Place
Hillsboro, OR
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
LJEA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N52371
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
45 total44 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

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 lined up to land but was too high, so he iniciated a go around. On his second attempt he landed left of center line, tried applying right rudder to correct but was going too fast to take effect. Aircaft struck a taxiway sign and then end up in the grass spinning around 180 deg.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT LINED UP TO LAND BUT WAS TOO HIGH, SO HE INICIATED A GO AROUND. ON HIS SECOND ATTEMPT HE LANDED LEFT OF CENTER LINE, TRIED APPLYING RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT BUT WAS GOING TOO FAST TO TAKE EFFECT. AIRCAFT STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN AND THEN END UP IN THE GRASS SPINNING AROUND 180 DEG.