# Incident 20210214001909I: Cessna 172N, Melbourne, FL, February 14, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2021, 10:23 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739YH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739YH) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210214001909I

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 14, 2021 SHORTLY AFTER 10AM  ENDING A SUCCESSFUL FIRST SOLO FLIGHT THE STUDENT PILOT WAS DIRECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 9L AT MLB, BUT SHE WAS DISORIENTED AND LANDED ON 9R.  NOT REALIZING SHE LANDED ON THE INCORRECT RUNWAY, SHE SAW A PLANE BEHIND HER AND PUSHED THE THROTTLES FORWARD IN A PANIC TO GET OUT OF THE WAY.  THEN APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP.  THE ACFT SKIDDED INTO THE GRASS SAFETY ZONE AREA.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES, OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.  THE MECHANICS TOWED THE ACFT TO THE HANGAR FOR INSPECTION AND FOUND NO DAMAGE.  THE INSPECTION WAS DOCUMENTED IN THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOK ON FEBRUARY 15, 2021. STUDENT PILOT DISCUSSED THE INCIDENT WITH HER INSTRUCTOR AT MELBOURNE FLIGHT TRAINING CENTER.

## Other reports on N739YH (4)

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

- [Incident 20240422021549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240422021549I), Apr 22, 2024: Cessna 172N (N739YH), Nicholls, GA, Minor damage. On April 22, 2024 [privacy data omitted] Cessna 172N s/n 17270909 made an off airport landing at [privacy data omitted], Nicholls, GA. The aircraft was enroute…
- [Incident 19991018029399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991018029399I), Oct 18, 1999: Cessna 172N (N739YH), Lexington, KY, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was 10 miles west of lex., KY at 400 AGL. A/c struck a goose, impact was on left wing 3 ft inbd from tip on leading edge. Damage sustained and…
- [Incident 19910721042769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910721042769I), Jul 21, 1991: Cessna 172N (N739YH), Lexington, KY, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control on crosswind landing. Veered off runway striking a runway marker light.
- [Incident 19790120002539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790120002539I), Jan 20, 1979: Cessna 172N (N739YH), Oklahoma City, OK, Minor damage. During taxi onto runway a 49 knot gust of wind blew aircraft onto its nose and wing.

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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