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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Eden Prairie, MN · August 11, 2015

Date: August 11, 2015 · 08:04 local
Place: Eden Prairie, MN
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6301D
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 27 total27 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N6301DRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17272706 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Student pilot was on his first unsupervised solo flight. On the first landing, the pilot touched down and realized he was aiming toward the side of the runway. Pilot felt like he was going to go off the edge of the runway regardless of aborting or executing a go-around. He elected to stop the aircraft in a clearing next to the runway. He went off the runway and hit three frangible taxi lights. One hit the engine exhaust and did no damage to the aircraft. A second hit the right side cowl and left a small dent. The third hit the left side cowl and also left a small dent. The pilot exited the aircraft and was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST UNSUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT. ON THE FIRST LANDING, THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN AND REALIZED HE WAS AIMING TOWARD THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT FELT LIKE HE WAS GOING TO GO OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY REGARDLESS OF ABORTING OR EXECUTING A GO-AROUND. HE ELECTED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT IN A CLEARING NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. HE WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND HIT THREE FRANGIBLE TAXI LIGHTS. ONE HIT THE ENGINE EXHAUST AND DID NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. A SECOND HIT THE RIGHT SIDE COWL AND LEFT A SMALL DENT. THE THIRD HIT THE LEFT SIDE COWL AND ALSO LEFT A SMALL DENT. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT INJURED.

Other reports on N6301D · 1

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

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