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FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Mckinney, TX · July 25, 2017

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Date
July 25, 2017 · 15:10 local
Place
Mckinney, TX
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N737TY
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
37 total37 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days
N737TYRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17269673 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Student pilot stated: on July 25, 2017, pilot was on a solo flight on runway 180 and was performing pattern work. In particular, practicing touch-and-go landings. The

Winds upon take off were 150 at 8 knots. After takeoff and prior to the event, winds were shifting between 150 degrees and 180 degrees between 7 and 8 knots.

On the 5th landing, upon touchdown, the nose of the plane was off center slightly, right of the centerline of the runway. Pilot attempted to correct for the wind

Influence and used too much rudder and not enough aileron. This caused the plane

To swerve towards the centerline. In reaction, pilot compensated with right rudder and relaxed the ailerons. Pilot could feel the wind pickup from the east and did not react fast enough by correcting ailerons into the wind. The plane drifted off of the runway at bravo 3 taxiway, hitting the taxiway marker, and coming to a stop about 30 feet off of the runway. Aircraft sustained minor damage to propeller tips and left gear fairing.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT STATED: ON JULY 25, 2017, PILOT WAS ON A SOLO FLIGHT ON RUNWAY 180 AND WAS PERFORMING PATTERN WORK. IN PARTICULAR, PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. THE

WINDS UPON TAKE OFF WERE 150 AT 8 KNOTS. AFTER TAKEOFF AND PRIOR TO THE EVENT, WINDS WERE SHIFTING BETWEEN 150 DEGREES AND 180 DEGREES BETWEEN 7 AND 8 KNOTS.

ON THE 5TH LANDING, UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE OF THE PLANE WAS OFF CENTER SLIGHTLY, RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT FOR THE WIND

INFLUENCE AND USED TOO MUCH RUDDER AND NOT ENOUGH AILERON. THIS CAUSED THE PLANE

TO SWERVE TOWARDS THE CENTERLINE. IN REACTION, PILOT COMPENSATED WITH RIGHT RUDDER AND RELAXED THE AILERONS. PILOT COULD FEEL THE WIND PICKUP FROM THE EAST AND DID NOT REACT FAST ENOUGH BY CORRECTING AILERONS INTO THE WIND. THE PLANE DRIFTED OFF OF THE RUNWAY AT BRAVO 3 TAXIWAY, HITTING THE TAXIWAY MARKER, AND COMING TO A STOP ABOUT 30 FEET OFF OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO PROPELLER TIPS AND LEFT GEAR FAIRING.

Other reports on N737TY · 1

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

Accident 20121201027089ALanding: Touchdown · Mckinney, TXOn December 1st 2012 the pilot attempted to land N737TY, a Cessna 172G at Mckinney airport (tki) as he was attempting to land N737TY he bounced the aircraft hard three times resulting in severe damage to the airplane.Dec 1, 2012 · Substantial damage