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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Textron 172S · Oxnard, CA · July 3, 2025

Date: July 3, 2025 · 11:52 local
Place: Oxnard, CA
Airport: Oxnard Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: 8S4S
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N787FA
Reported as: Textron 172S
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 81 total79 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

N787FARegistered now · Textron 172SS/N 172S13164 · Built 2024 Airframe modelTextron 172S Engine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

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Student pilot conducting second solo landing of solo flight. Pilot had pre flight breifing with instructor covering weather report. On approach to koxr rwy 25, pilot encountered unfamiliar crosswinds on touchdown. Pilot noticed windsock blowing to his left and tried to course correct as needed to match. Pilot placed throttle to idle and applied maximum braking. Aircraft still pulled left due to direct crosswind before coming to a rest off the left side of rwy 25. Student pilot performed emergency engine shutdown and contacted tower to declare emergency. Airport operations responded to aircraft. No injuries reported. Aircraft received minor damage and has been removed from service pending maintenance inspections.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT CONDUCTING SECOND SOLO LANDING OF SOLO FLIGHT. PILOT HAD PRE FLIGHT BREIFING WITH INSTRUCTOR COVERING WEATHER REPORT. ON APPROACH TO KOXR RWY 25, PILOT ENCOUNTERED UNFAMILIAR CROSSWINDS ON TOUCHDOWN. PILOT NOTICED WINDSOCK BLOWING TO HIS LEFT AND TRIED TO COURSE CORRECT AS NEEDED TO MATCH. PILOT PLACED THROTTLE TO IDLE AND APPLIED MAXIMUM BRAKING. AIRCRAFT STILL PULLED LEFT DUE TO DIRECT CROSSWIND BEFORE COMING TO A REST OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RWY 25. STUDENT PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND CONTACTED TOWER TO DECLARE EMERGENCY. AIRPORT OPERATIONS RESPONDED TO AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES REPORTED. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SERVICE PENDING MAINTENANCE INSPECTIONS.