# Incident 20241005013949I: Cessna 172S, West Columbia, SC, October 5, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2024, 13:45 local time
- Place: West Columbia, SC
- Airport: Columbia Metropolitan Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FEHJ
- Location: 33.9382° N, 81.1230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9382&lon=-81.1230&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22467, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22467) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 27 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241005013949I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 5TH AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 HOURS A STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR PERFORMED THREE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS IN PREPARATION FOR THE STUDENT'S FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. ONCE COMPLETING THE THIRD LANDING THEY TAXIED BACK TO PARKING. THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR DISCUSSED THE UPCOMING SOLO FLIGHT, AND THE INSTRUCTOR SIGNED THE STUDENT'S LOGBOOK AND SENT THE STUDENT OUT FOR A SOLO FLIGHT. THE STUDENT PERFORMED THEIR SOLO FLIGHT AND RETURNED TO PARKING. UPON RETURN THE STUDENT NOTED HE FELT A PULL DURING TAKEOFF AFTER HIS TOUCH AND GO. THE INSTRUCTOR CHECKED THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE SOURCE OF THE PULL. UPON INSPECTION THE INSTRUCTOR NOTED DAMAGE TO THE BELLY AND LEFT HAND HORIZONTAL STABILIZED LEADING EDGE. UPON INVESTIGATION THE INSTRUCTOR DISCOVERED THE AIRCRAFT HAD CONTACTED MULTIPLE RUNWAY LIGHTS NEXT TO THE APPROACH RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N22467 (1)

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

- [Accident 20210406004609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210406004609A), Apr 6, 2021: Cessna 172S (N22467), Orangeburg, SC, Substantial damage. On April 6, 2021 at appox 1300 eastern standard time this aircraft experienced a front gear collapse during landing on runway 35 at Orangeburg Municipal…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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