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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Waynesboro, VA · January 30, 2022

Date: January 30, 2022 · 11:15 local
Place: Waynesboro, VA
Airport: Eagle'S Nest
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1766V
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA22LA113
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 23 total23 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N1766VRegistered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17263744 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine 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.

The student pilot was on his first solo flight. After performing his first traffic pattern and a normal first landing, the airplane veered off the left side of the runway after touchdown, striking 1.5-foot snowbank (on both sides of the runway from plowing). The plane traveled up the snowbank, nosed over, and came to rest upside down. The student pilot was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. AFTER PERFORMING HIS FIRST TRAFFIC PATTERN AND A NORMAL FIRST LANDING, THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, STRIKING 1.5-FOOT SNOWBANK (ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RUNWAY FROM PLOWING). THE PLANE TRAVELED UP THE SNOWBANK, NOSED OVER, AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA22LA113Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportWaynesboro, VAThe student pilot’s loss of directional control while landing.Jan 30, 2022 · Substantial damage