What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 31, 2024, at approximately 1400, a Cessna 172 piloted by a part 61 student pilot taking training through a part 141 pilot school on her first landing of her first solo flight lost control during the takeoff portion of a touch and go maneuver. Prior to the solo flight, the instructor instructed the student to perform three touch and go landing/takeoff maneuvers then land full-stop. On the first landing the landing appeared to be without event. During the cleanup portion of the touch and go the airplane veered to the right side of the runway. When the student brought in full power the pilot stated that she may have over compensated with left rudder causing the airplane to veer to the left side of the runway sharply as noted in that the left main landing gear left the surface. The pilot then added right control inputs causing the airplane to turn right and the left main landing gear to return to the runway surface. The airplane left the runway to a packed snow surface and traveled approximately 30 feet until the airplane flipped on its tail with the engine still at full power.
Photos of the tire tracks indicate that there was some ice on the runway.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 31, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 1400, A CESSNA 172 PILOTED BY A PART 61 STUDENT PILOT TAKING TRAINING THROUGH A PART 141 PILOT SCHOOL ON HER FIRST LANDING OF HER FIRST SOLO FLIGHT LOST CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF PORTION OF A TOUCH AND GO MANEUVER. PRIOR TO THE SOLO FLIGHT, THE INSTRUCTOR INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO PERFORM THREE TOUCH AND GO LANDING/TAKEOFF MANEUVERS THEN LAND FULL-STOP. ON THE FIRST LANDING THE LANDING APPEARED TO BE WITHOUT EVENT. DURING THE CLEANUP PORTION OF THE TOUCH AND GO THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE STUDENT BROUGHT IN FULL POWER THE PILOT STATED THAT SHE MAY HAVE OVER COMPENSATED WITH LEFT RUDDER CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO VEER TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY SHARPLY AS NOTED IN THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR LEFT THE SURFACE. THE PILOT THEN ADDED RIGHT CONTROL INPUTS CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO TURN RIGHT AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRPLANE LEFT THE RUNWAY TO A PACKED SNOW SURFACE AND TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET UNTIL THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED ON ITS TAIL WITH THE ENGINE STILL AT FULL POWER.
PHOTOS OF THE TIRE TRACKS INDICATE THAT THERE WAS SOME ICE ON THE RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
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