What happened
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Date and time of accident: 12/10/2022 at 13:00 local time
Aircraft: C-172N
Owner/operator: privacy data omitted
Accident type: landing/loss of control
Phase of operation: landing
Purpose of flight: solo cross-country (student training)
Flight plan: verbal withprivacy data omitted
Aircraft damage: substantial
Injuries: none
Pilot certification: studentprivacy data omitted
Origin of flight: albuquerque international (abq), 12/10/2022 at 12:20 local.
The student pilot was on a solo cross-country to Socorro airport (konm).
On final approach to landing with full flaps, the pilot allowed the aircraft to descend below a normal approach profile. Prior to touchdown, the last indicated airspeed noted was 55 knots.
The aircraft touched down in a level attitude and bounced twice. The pilot added power after the second bounce and the aircraft drifted left away from the runway at an approximately ten foot altitude, striking the rising ground with the left wingtip. The aircraft came to rest upright approximtely 500 feet from the runway.
The damaged wing jammed the exit door and the pilot was extricated by airport personell.
The pilot suffered no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
DATE AND TIME OF ACCIDENT: 12/10/2022 AT 13:00 LOCAL TIME
AIRCRAFT: C-172N
OWNER/OPERATOR: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
ACCIDENT TYPE: LANDING/LOSS OF CONTROL
PHASE OF OPERATION: LANDING
PURPOSE OF FLIGHT: SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY (STUDENT TRAINING)
FLIGHT PLAN: VERBAL WITH^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
AIRCRAFT DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL
INJURIES: NONE
PILOT CERTIFICATION: STUDENT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
ORIGIN OF FLIGHT: ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL (ABQ), 12/10/2022 AT 12:20 LOCAL.
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY TO SOCORRO AIRPORT (KONM).
ON FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING WITH FULL FLAPS, THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND BELOW A NORMAL APPROACH PROFILE. PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, THE LAST INDICATED AIRSPEED NOTED WAS 55 KNOTS.
THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE AND BOUNCED TWICE. THE PILOT ADDED POWER AFTER THE SECOND BOUNCE AND THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT AWAY FROM THE RUNWAY AT AN APPROXIMATELY TEN FOOT ALTITUDE, STRIKING THE RISING GROUND WITH THE LEFT WINGTIP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT APPROXIMTELY 500 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY.
THE DAMAGED WING JAMMED THE EXIT DOOR AND THE PILOT WAS EXTRICATED BY AIRPORT PERSONELL.
THE PILOT SUFFERED NO INJURIES.
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