20180301001329I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Fort Myers, FL · March 1, 2018

Date
March 1, 2018 · 19:10 local
Place
Fort Myers, FL
Airport
Page Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
QYYS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N10897
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
42 total42 in this make and model20 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.

On March 1, 2018 student pilot privacy data omitted preformed five successful landings with his instructor. Based on privacy data omitted performance and ability the instructor exited the aircraft and allowed the student to take his second solo flight. During approach/touchdown on privacy data omitted first landing on runway, 23 he started his flare a little early and while trying to correct the situation experienced a slight crosswind and subsequently on touchdown the aircraft started to skid from left to right. The student tried to correct this situation but resulted in a left wing down condition, which resulted in the left wing tip impacting the runway. The aircraft then went off the left side of the runway into the grass and stopped northeast of the intersection of taxiway alpha and bravo.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 1, 2018 STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PREFORMED FIVE SUCCESSFUL LANDINGS WITH HIS INSTRUCTOR. BASED ON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PERFORMANCE AND ABILITY THE INSTRUCTOR EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND ALLOWED THE STUDENT TO TAKE HIS SECOND SOLO FLIGHT. DURING APPROACH/TOUCHDOWN ON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FIRST LANDING ON RUNWAY, 23 HE STARTED HIS FLARE A LITTLE EARLY AND WHILE TRYING TO CORRECT THE SITUATION EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT CROSSWIND AND SUBSEQUENTLY ON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SKID FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE STUDENT TRIED TO CORRECT THIS SITUATION BUT RESULTED IN A LEFT WING DOWN CONDITION, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LEFT WING TIP IMPACTING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS AND STOPPED NORTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAY ALPHA AND BRAVO.

Other reports on N10897 · 1

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