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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Daytona Beach, FL · August 23, 2023

Date
August 23, 2023 · 10:05 local
Place
Daytona Beach, FL
Airport
Daytona Beach International
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
IHMS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N22010
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
30 total30 in this make and model30 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.

Pilot was on first supervised solo flight. After second solo landing aircraft slowed too quickly prior to turn off, pilot added power causing aircraft to speed up more than planned for. Pilot pulled power to idle and realized they would be unable to make safe turn, applied brakes and stopped at taxiway edge. Choice between turning back for runway or taxiway, pilot chose taxiway to not cause runway incursion. Applied power to make sharp right turn, aircraft rolled into grass. Propeller struck taxiway light - damaging propeller and light. Pilot reduced power to idle again, stopped aircraft and contacted ATC. Attempted again to move aircraft in grass but wouldn't move. Aircraft was then towed to ramp from grass area for mtx inspection.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ON FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT. AFTER SECOND SOLO LANDING AIRCRAFT SLOWED TOO QUICKLY PRIOR TO TURN OFF, PILOT ADDED POWER CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO SPEED UP MORE THAN PLANNED FOR. PILOT PULLED POWER TO IDLE AND REALIZED THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO MAKE SAFE TURN, APPLIED BRAKES AND STOPPED AT TAXIWAY EDGE. CHOICE BETWEEN TURNING BACK FOR RUNWAY OR TAXIWAY, PILOT CHOSE TAXIWAY TO NOT CAUSE RUNWAY INCURSION. APPLIED POWER TO MAKE SHARP RIGHT TURN, AIRCRAFT ROLLED INTO GRASS. PROPELLER STRUCK TAXIWAY LIGHT - DAMAGING PROPELLER AND LIGHT. PILOT REDUCED POWER TO IDLE AGAIN, STOPPED AIRCRAFT AND CONTACTED ATC. ATTEMPTED AGAIN TO MOVE AIRCRAFT IN GRASS BUT WOULDN'T MOVE. AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TOWED TO RAMP FROM GRASS AREA FOR MTX INSPECTION.