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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172L · Lakeville, MN · September 10, 2022

Date
September 10, 2022 · 15:31 local
Place
Lakeville, MN
Airport
Airlake
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4394Q
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
50 total15 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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.

Solo student pilot ballooned on landing then landed nose first with prop strike. Damage to the aircraft included prop strike and lower firewall damage. Discussed recommended additional training prior to further solo flight with student pilot and CFI. Student agreed to additional training but left the flight school any further training occurred. Attempted to contact student pilot for update on training but received no response.

As the FAA filed it

SOLO STUDENT PILOT BALLOONED ON LANDING THEN LANDED NOSE FIRST WITH PROP STRIKE. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED PROP STRIKE AND LOWER FIREWALL DAMAGE. DISCUSSED RECOMMENDED ADDITIONAL TRAINING PRIOR TO FURTHER SOLO FLIGHT WITH STUDENT PILOT AND CFI. STUDENT AGREED TO ADDITIONAL TRAINING BUT LEFT THE FLIGHT SCHOOL ANY FURTHER TRAINING OCCURRED. ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT STUDENT PILOT FOR UPDATE ON TRAINING BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE.