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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Gaithersburg, MD · November 24, 2015

Date
November 24, 2015 · 12:20 local
Place
Gaithersburg, MD
Airport
Gaithersburg
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
7WIS
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N52632
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA16CA064
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,250 total1,100 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

CFI authorized solo flight for student pilot. Student pilot made a hard landing lost control of aircraft and the aircraft came to a stop when it entered sand entrapment.

As the FAA filed it

CFI AUTHORIZED SOLO FLIGHT FOR STUDENT PILOT. STUDENT PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT ENTERED SAND ENTRAPMENT.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N52632 · 1

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