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FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Hartford, CT · July 19, 2020

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Date
July 19, 2020 · 13:36 local
Place
Hartford, CT
Airport
Hartford-Brainard
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9725Q
Reported as
Cessna 172M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
29 total29 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days
N9725QRegistered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17265787 · Built 1975Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On 07/19/2020 the student pilot was performing her first solo flight. At approximately 1330 local time she was completing her 2nd lap. Just prior to touching down on runway 20, she experienced an unexpected gust from the right that blew the aircraft left of the center line. She applied full brakes skidding off the left side of the runway causing the propeller to strike a runway edge light. The aircraft came to rest approximately 25 feet off the east side of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

ON 07/19/2020 THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING HER FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 LOCAL TIME SHE WAS COMPLETING HER 2ND LAP. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHING DOWN ON RUNWAY 20, SHE EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPECTED GUST FROM THE RIGHT THAT BLEW THE AIRCRAFT LEFT OF THE CENTER LINE. SHE APPLIED FULL BRAKES SKIDDING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET OFF THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.