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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · St Augustine, FL · November 2, 2017

Date
November 2, 2017 · 10:58 local
Place
St Augustine, FL
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
5FFS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N54947
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Airman was on a solo flight. During the take-off run, the left main tire lost all pressure (blew out) and the aircraft veered off the left side of the runway making contact with a runway identifier sign.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN WAS ON A SOLO FLIGHT. DURING THE TAKE-OFF RUN, THE LEFT MAIN TIRE LOST ALL PRESSURE (BLEW OUT) AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY MAKING CONTACT WITH A RUNWAY IDENTIFIER SIGN.