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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Saipan Airport, CM · November 24, 2014

Date: November 24, 2014 · 08:17 local
Place: Saipan Airport, CM
Airport: Francisco C. Ada/Saipan International
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N12915
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR15CA069
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 77 total12 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

N12915Registration cancelled Nov 29, 2025 · Cessna 172MS/N 17262368 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Student pilot on her second VFR solo cross country flight, flew from guam international airport (pgum) to Francisco c. ada / Saipan international airport (pgsn). She intended to conduct a stop and go landing on runway 07. The aircraft bounced on landing and became airborne again. The student pilot pushed the yoke forward to put the nose down and return to the runway. The aircraft hit the runway hard with its nose wheel. The student then attempted to make a go around and applied power. The aircraft veered off the runway to the right and onto the grass. The aircraft came to rest in the grass, upright, clear of the runway and facing the southwest.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT ON HER SECOND VFR SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, FLEW FROM GUAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PGUM) TO FRANCISCO C. ADA / SAIPAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PGSN). SHE INTENDED TO CONDUCT A STOP AND GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 07. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON LANDING AND BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE STUDENT PILOT PUSHED THE YOKE FORWARD TO PUT THE NOSE DOWN AND RETURN TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY HARD WITH ITS NOSE WHEEL. THE STUDENT THEN ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A GO AROUND AND APPLIED POWER. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND ONTO THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS, UPRIGHT, CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY AND FACING THE SOUTHWEST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR15CA069Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportObyanThe student pilot's loss of airplane control during the landing flare in gusting wind conditions.Nov 24, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N12915 · 1

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

Incident 20141105022689ILanding: Rollout · Agana, GUStudent pilot was performing solo touch and goes when he landed slightly left of centerline on runway 6R. After the student cleaned up the aircraft he applied power and the aircraft pulled left and crossed the edge of the runway pavement on 6R. The aircraft…Nov 5, 2014 · No damage