# Incident 20220718007189I: Cessna 172N, West Lafayette, IN, July 18, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2022, 13:21 local time
- Place: West Lafayette, IN
- Airport: Purdue University
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 8PUS
- Location: 40.4123° N, 86.9369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PURDUE UNIVERSITY (LAF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4123&lon=-86.9369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6665G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6665G) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220718007189I

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 18, 2022 AT 1320 EDT, N6665G, A CESSNA 172 WAS LANDING AT THE LAFAYETTE (KLAF) AIRPORT DURING A STUDENT PILOTS SECOND SOLO FLIGHT. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT OVER CORRECTED AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, SUSTAINING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND TAIL. THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS UNIJURED.

## Other reports on N6665G (1)

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

- [Accident 19801130071229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801130071229A), Nov 30, 1980: Cessna 172N (N6665G), Urbana, IL, Substantial damage. Landed in gusty crosswind. Ran off runway, nosed over in soft ground. Wind exceeded pilot & airplane capabilities.

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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