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FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Louisville, KY · December 16, 2017

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Date
December 16, 2017 · 09:26 local
Place
Louisville, KY
Airport
Bowman Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N879LP
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
13 total13 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days
N879LPRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S8879 · Built 2001Airframe modelCessna 172SEngine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

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

On December 16, 2017, at approximately 0910, an incident occurred when a student pilot making his first solo landing at Bowman Field, runway 24 in Louisville, Kentucky was high and fast on final approach. As the student made the landing, he started to lose control as he veered to the right then immediately to the left departing the paved surface of the runway and striking a runway edge light causing minor damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 16, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 0910, AN INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN A STUDENT PILOT MAKING HIS FIRST SOLO LANDING AT BOWMAN FIELD, RUNWAY 24 IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY WAS HIGH AND FAST ON FINAL APPROACH. AS THE STUDENT MADE THE LANDING, HE STARTED TO LOSE CONTROL AS HE VEERED TO THE RIGHT THEN IMMEDIATELY TO THE LEFT DEPARTING THE PAVED SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRIKING A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.