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FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Butler, PA · June 20, 2024

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Date
June 20, 2024 · 09:00 local
Place
Butler, PA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
7IFS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N92141
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
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
N92141Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17261549 · Built 1973Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine 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.

The student pilot was conducting a first solo on runway 08 at Butler county airport. Prior to the solo the student pilot flew with their instructor and successfully completed three unassisted take-off and landings. The instructor then sent the student for the solo flight. The incident took place on the first landing. The student pilot rounded out the landing higher than normal and then over flared the aircraft. The result was a bounced landing followed by the nose gear collapse. The aircraft was towed from the runway by airport personnel. There were no injuries. The weather was VMC and the winds were reported as 090@3KTS.

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A FIRST SOLO ON RUNWAY 08 AT BUTLER COUNTY AIRPORT. PRIOR TO THE SOLO THE STUDENT PILOT FLEW WITH THEIR INSTRUCTOR AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THREE UNASSISTED TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN SENT THE STUDENT FOR THE SOLO FLIGHT. THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON THE FIRST LANDING. THE STUDENT PILOT ROUNDED OUT THE LANDING HIGHER THAN NORMAL AND THEN OVER FLARED THE AIRCRAFT. THE RESULT WAS A BOUNCED LANDING FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED FROM THE RUNWAY BY AIRPORT PERSONNEL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE WEATHER WAS VMC AND THE WINDS WERE REPORTED AS 090@3KTS.