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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Butler, PA · March 13, 2025

Date: March 13, 2025 · 13:51 local
Place: Butler, PA
Airport: Butler County/K W Scholter Fie
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: 7IFS
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1379U
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: 48 total48 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N1379URegistered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17267050 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine 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 completing a solo cross-country lesson. The route of flight was kbtp-kgkj-29D-kbtp. The incident took place at kbtp airport on runway 26. The aircraft came to a stop on the left side of the runway abeam to taxiway d. the left main gear struck a runway light causing minor damage to the fairing on the strut. The only part of the aircraft that was off the runway was the left main gear. The student pilot added power and turned right onto taxiway d and proceeded to park. The were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS COMPLETING A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY LESSON. THE ROUTE OF FLIGHT WAS KBTP-KGKJ-29D-KBTP. THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE AT KBTP AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 26. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ABEAM TO TAXIWAY D. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FAIRING ON THE STRUT. THE ONLY PART OF THE AIRCRAFT THAT WAS OFF THE RUNWAY WAS THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE STUDENT PILOT ADDED POWER AND TURNED RIGHT ONTO TAXIWAY D AND PROCEEDED TO PARK. THE WERE NO INJURIES.