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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Pascoe, WA · April 12, 2022

Date: April 12, 2022 · 17:18 local
Place: Pascoe, WA
Airport: Tri-Cities Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N936MB
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 14 total14 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N936MBRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17270211 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming IO-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.

Student pilot was flying solo at kpsc performing touch-and-go landings. Student pilot had completed 6 touch and go landings when winds increased above 10 knots, which was his wind limit on his solo endorsement. On the last approach, the aircraft drifted to the right and touched down in a nose low attitude striking the propeller on the runway. Aircraft departed the runway and tipped to the right striking the right wingtip on the ground. Aircraft sustained minor damage to the wingtip and propeller.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING SOLO AT KPSC PERFORMING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. STUDENT PILOT HAD COMPLETED 6 TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WHEN WINDS INCREASED ABOVE 10 KNOTS, WHICH WAS HIS WIND LIMIT ON HIS SOLO ENDORSEMENT. ON THE LAST APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND TOUCHED DOWN IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE STRIKING THE PROPELLER ON THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND TIPPED TO THE RIGHT STRIKING THE RIGHT WINGTIP ON THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WINGTIP AND PROPELLER.