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FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Farmingdale, NY · January 28, 2020

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Date
January 28, 2020 · 14:03 local
Place
Farmingdale, NY
Airport
Republic
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4674J
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
160 total160 in this make and model8 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.

The student pilot was on a solo flight. While approaching to land at kfrg she was given instructions to enter the downwind for runway 32. Winds at the time of arrival were 320@12G18. During the downwind phase the tower asked the student pilot what her destination on the field was. She replied sheltair and the tower instructed her to enter a right base for runway 1. The student pilot accepted the clearance even though the crosswind component was greater on runway 1 than on runway 32. She explained that her landing was controlled but during the rollout a gust of wind picked up the left wing and cause the right wing to impact the ground. Somehow during that event the nose was lowered FAR enough to the ground for a prop strike to occur. Damage onscene was limited to right wing end cap damage, furthermost right wing rib, and propeller strike. There was no noticeable damage to any of the landing gear. The student pilot could not remember if she had proper crosswind control techniques utilized during the touchdown and landing rollout.

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO FLIGHT. WHILE APPROACHING TO LAND AT KFRG SHE WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO ENTER THE DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 32. WINDS AT THE TIME OF ARRIVAL WERE 320@12G18. DURING THE DOWNWIND PHASE THE TOWER ASKED THE STUDENT PILOT WHAT HER DESTINATION ON THE FIELD WAS. SHE REPLIED SHELTAIR AND THE TOWER INSTRUCTED HER TO ENTER A RIGHT BASE FOR RUNWAY 1. THE STUDENT PILOT ACCEPTED THE CLEARANCE EVEN THOUGH THE CROSSWIND COMPONENT WAS GREATER ON RUNWAY 1 THAN ON RUNWAY 32. SHE EXPLAINED THAT HER LANDING WAS CONTROLLED BUT DURING THE ROLLOUT A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP THE LEFT WING AND CAUSE THE RIGHT WING TO IMPACT THE GROUND. SOMEHOW DURING THAT EVENT THE NOSE WAS LOWERED FAR ENOUGH TO THE GROUND FOR A PROP STRIKE TO OCCUR. DAMAGE ONSCENE WAS LIMITED TO RIGHT WING END CAP DAMAGE, FURTHERMOST RIGHT WING RIB, AND PROPELLER STRIKE. THERE WAS NO NOTICEABLE DAMAGE TO ANY OF THE LANDING GEAR. THE STUDENT PILOT COULD NOT REMEMBER IF SHE HAD PROPER CROSSWIND CONTROL TECHNIQUES UTILIZED DURING THE TOUCHDOWN AND LANDING ROLLOUT.