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FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Fort Worth, TX · May 25, 2023

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Date
May 25, 2023 · 20:00 local
Place
Fort Worth, TX
Airport
Fort Worth Meacham International
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1507E
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
95 total
N1507ERegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17271028 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 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 on solo flight. Student performed two landings to full stop. On third landing student stated that everything felt normal but during the rollout the aircraft turned left and departed the runway. Student stated that he applied right rudder, but the aircraft continued to the left. Once he was in the grass, he discontinued the corrective inputs and continued straight ahead. After he stopped and was cleared by control, he taxied the aircraft back to the runup area. Student reported that the aircraft taxied normally.

Inspection of aircraft showed control continuity. Controls were smooth with full range of movement. Control surfaces moved appropriately with the controls. Nose wheel steering responded appropriately to rudder pedal movement. Brakes did not appear to be sticking and the aircraft rolled freely. Aircraft tires showed no signs of skidding. The tips of the propeller were slightly curled from contact with the taxiway which appeared to happen as he was taxiing back on to the taxiway.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT ON SOLO FLIGHT. STUDENT PERFORMED TWO LANDINGS TO FULL STOP. ON THIRD LANDING STUDENT STATED THAT EVERYTHING FELT NORMAL BUT DURING THE ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. STUDENT STATED THAT HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO THE LEFT. ONCE HE WAS IN THE GRASS, HE DISCONTINUED THE CORRECTIVE INPUTS AND CONTINUED STRAIGHT AHEAD. AFTER HE STOPPED AND WAS CLEARED BY CONTROL, HE TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE RUNUP AREA. STUDENT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED NORMALLY.

INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT SHOWED CONTROL CONTINUITY. CONTROLS WERE SMOOTH WITH FULL RANGE OF MOVEMENT. CONTROL SURFACES MOVED APPROPRIATELY WITH THE CONTROLS. NOSE WHEEL STEERING RESPONDED APPROPRIATELY TO RUDDER PEDAL MOVEMENT. BRAKES DID NOT APPEAR TO BE STICKING AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED FREELY. AIRCRAFT TIRES SHOWED NO SIGNS OF SKIDDING. THE TIPS OF THE PROPELLER WERE SLIGHTLY CURLED FROM CONTACT WITH THE TAXIWAY WHICH APPEARED TO HAPPEN AS HE WAS TAXIING BACK ON TO THE TAXIWAY.

Other reports on N1507E · 1

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

Incident 19790928049799ITouch And Go Landing · Stuttgart, AREngine failed with application of power for touch and go. Cause was magneto, bendix D4RN2021, points burned up.Sep 28, 1979