What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 31, 2016 at approximately 0932 EST N35079, a C-172 registered to 30 west LLC, departed the left side of runway 11 at kcoi which consisted of grass, mud and standing water. Subsequently, the aircraft flipped over and came to rest upside down. The pilot, uninjured, was able to egress the aircraft.
The pilot was a student pilot on his fourth solo who had departed one hour prior. On return to land at kcoi, it was noted in a statement provided by the pilot and flight instructor, the aircrafts speed was in excess. Upon landing the aircraft began to porpoise. On the second bounce the pilot applied full power to initiate a go-around, lost control and came to rest in the ditch on the left side of the runway.
Upon arrival at the scene the instructor and pilot were both interviewed who stated that at the time of the accident the winds were calm and the visibility was 10 sm. A METAR report was pulled from nearby airport ktix which verified the weather conditions at the time: METAR ktix 311350Z 00000KT 7SM SCT041 BKN120 14/13 A3018. The aircraft was examined to determine the extent of damage. The aircrafts firewall, between the engine and the fuselage, exhibited substantial damage in the form of crinkling consistent with hard surface impact. The vertical stabilizer and rudder also showed substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 31, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 0932 EST N35079, A C-172 REGISTERED TO 30 WEST LLC, DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 11 AT KCOI WHICH CONSISTED OF GRASS, MUD AND STANDING WATER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT, UNINJURED, WAS ABLE TO EGRESS THE AIRCRAFT.
THE PILOT WAS A STUDENT PILOT ON HIS FOURTH SOLO WHO HAD DEPARTED ONE HOUR PRIOR. ON RETURN TO LAND AT KCOI, IT WAS NOTED IN A STATEMENT PROVIDED BY THE PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE AIRCRAFTS SPEED WAS IN EXCESS. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE. ON THE SECOND BOUNCE THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND, LOST CONTROL AND CAME TO REST IN THE DITCH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.
UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE THE INSTRUCTOR AND PILOT WERE BOTH INTERVIEWED WHO STATED THAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE WINDS WERE CALM AND THE VISIBILITY WAS 10 SM. A METAR REPORT WAS PULLED FROM NEARBY AIRPORT KTIX WHICH VERIFIED THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME: METAR KTIX 311350Z 00000KT 7SM SCT041 BKN120 14/13 A3018. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXAMINED TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFTS FIREWALL, BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE FUSELAGE, EXHIBITED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE IN THE FORM OF CRINKLING CONSISTENT WITH HARD SURFACE IMPACT. THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER ALSO SHOWED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.