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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Ocala, FL · May 10, 2022

Date: May 10, 2022 · 09:20 local
Place: Ocala, FL
Airport: Ocala International-Jim Taylor Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N739PC
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 22 total21 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N739PCRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17270688 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 05/10/2022, at 1320Z, aircraft N739PC, (CE-172) landed on runway 36 and veered off the runway to the left into the grass at Ocala international airport (kocf) in Ocala, FL. Continuing their motion, the pilot called the tower to cross the runway and taxi to parking. N739PC taxied to parking with no other issues. VFR conditions and variable right, quartering crosswind prevailed.

The aircraft was piloted by a student pilot conducting their first supervised solo. 1 POB, no injuries and no damage.

The root cause is determined to be the pilot?s mismanaged controls during an attempted go-around. A contributing factor was the variable crosswind which caused the aircraft to drift laterally off of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

ON 05/10/2022, AT 1320Z, AIRCRAFT N739PC, (CE-172) LANDED ON RUNWAY 36 AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT INTO THE GRASS AT OCALA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KOCF) IN OCALA, FL. CONTINUING THEIR MOTION, THE PILOT CALLED THE TOWER TO CROSS THE RUNWAY AND TAXI TO PARKING. N739PC TAXIED TO PARKING WITH NO OTHER ISSUES. VFR CONDITIONS AND VARIABLE RIGHT, QUARTERING CROSSWIND PREVAILED.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT CONDUCTING THEIR FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO. 1 POB, NO INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE.

THE ROOT CAUSE IS DETERMINED TO BE THE PILOT?S MISMANAGED CONTROLS DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE VARIABLE CROSSWIND WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT LATERALLY OFF OF THE RUNWAY.