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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Melbourne, FL · March 28, 2022

Date
March 28, 2022 · 11:33 local
Place
Melbourne, FL
Airport
Melbourne
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
NX4S
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N452ER
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Long xc solo flight kdab-kvrb-kmlb-kdab. Cleared to land rwy 27R into kmlb, 200FT stabilized continuing, as soon as touchdown, aircraft drifted to the left. I tried to maintain centerline, but decided if I forced to stay center the situation would have been worst, therefore I maintained control as the aircraft rolled off the left side of rwy 27R. Stuck in the grass, the airport operations assisted after being cleared by the FAA to move the aircraft. The aircraft was towed to privacy data omitted for inspection. ATIS reported 330 at 7KTS, I checked foreflight again to see if the winds changed when I was at the FBO. The METAR reported var.

As the FAA filed it

LONG XC SOLO FLIGHT KDAB-KVRB-KMLB-KDAB. CLEARED TO LAND RWY 27R INTO KMLB, 200FT STABILIZED CONTINUING, AS SOON AS TOUCHDOWN, AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT. I TRIED TO MAINTAIN CENTERLINE, BUT DECIDED IF I FORCED TO STAY CENTER THE SITUATION WOULD HAVE BEEN WORST, THEREFORE I MAINTAINED CONTROL AS THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RWY 27R. STUCK IN THE GRASS, THE AIRPORT OPERATIONS ASSISTED AFTER BEING CLEARED BY THE FAA TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOR INSPECTION. ATIS REPORTED 330 AT 7KTS, I CHECKED FOREFLIGHT AGAIN TO SEE IF THE WINDS CHANGED WHEN I WAS AT THE FBO. THE METAR REPORTED VAR.