# Incident 20200701020259I: Cessna 172N, Sanford, FL, July 1, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2020, 19:45 local time
- Place: Sanford, FL
- Airport: Sanford International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: CE8S
- Location: 28.8228° N, 81.2633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANFORD (FL55), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8228&lon=-81.2633&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: 93 total, 93 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200701020259I

## Narrative

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

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 LANDING OF THE STUDENT'S SOLO PHASE, THE STUDENT APPEARED TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND AS IT BEGAN SWERVING LEFT AND RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE APPEARED TO VEER SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND THEN THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE AS THE STUDENT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. DURING THIS TIME, THE AIRPLANE LEFT THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TO STRIKE A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT. WHEN THE STUDENT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT, THE IP TERMINATED THE SOLO, AND THE FLIGHT CREW TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED IN THE SUSPECTED AREA OF CONTACT, AND SHOWS A SIGNIFICANT DENT ISOLATED TO THAT AREA OF LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILATOR. THE REPORT CAME IN AS A SUSPECTED BIRD STRIKE HOWEVER, THE DAMAGE APPEARED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE EVENT AND THE DAMAGE INCURRED TO THE AIRCRAFT AND RUNWAY LIGHT. THEREFORE, A BIRD STRIKE AS REPORTED WAS RULED OUT. THIS INFORMATION BECAME EVIDENT MONTHS AFTER THE INITIAL REPORT OF A BIRD STRIKE. THE STUDENT SINCE THE OCCURRENCE WAS PLACED INTO AN EXCURSION REMEDIAL TRAINING UNDER THE FLIGHT SCHOOLS ASAP PROGRAM UNTIL SATISFACTORY PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE AND RETURNED TO STATUS AS REQUIRED FOR THESE TYPES OF INCIDENTS.

## Other reports on N733SK (2)

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

- [Incident 20200322001259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200322001259I), Mar 22, 2020: Cessna 172N (N733SK), Sanford, FL, Minor damage. 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…
- [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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