# Incident 20200322001259I: Cessna 172N, Sanford, FL, March 22, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2020, 17:02 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: CE8S
- Location: 28.7845° N, 81.2761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7845&lon=-81.2761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733SK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733SK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 83 total, 83 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200322001259I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT PILOT ON HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY WAS CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 9C AT SANFORD.  STUDENT FELT THE NEED TO CORRECT FOR GUSTY WINDS ON SHORT FINAL.  ON LANDING, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND STUDENT HIT THE RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT, CAUSING SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT GEAR STRUT.

## Other reports on N733SK (2)

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

- [Incident 20200701020259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200701020259I), Jul 1, 2020: Cessna 172N (N733SK), Sanford, FL, Minor damage. A Cessna 172N, operated by [privacy data omitted] Sanford was on a training flight performing traffic pattern solo, it was reported that during the first…
- [Incident 20000821028219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000821028219I), Aug 21, 2000: Cessna 172N (N733SK), Medford, WI, Minor damage. (-23)During landing on runway 09,the aircraft hit contruction barrels that were placed along the side of runway 15, which was closed due to resurfacing. The…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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