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FAA incident report · Cessna 172H · Farmington, NM · April 18, 2026

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Date
April 18, 2026 · 09:55 local
Place
Farmington, NM
Airport
Four Corners Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2847L
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
N2847LRegistered now · Cessna 172HS/N 17256047 · Built 1967Airframe modelCessna 172HEngine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 04/18/2026 at 0955 a Cessna 172 had a propeller and wing tip strike during landing on a solo training flight. There was no flight plan filed and the aircraft had a propeller and right-wing tip strike. No injuries were sustained; the pilot is a student pilot and the flight originated in fmn.

The student pilot was flying this aircraft on April 18, 2026 around 9:00AM in the morning. This was the students third solo flight as a student pilot, and he was practicing traffic patterns. The student pilot was taking off and landing on runway 25, making right traffic. On his third takeoff and landing he was coming in to land on runway 25, and during the flare, the student pilot ballooned. After ballooning he extended the landing down the runway. This caused the student pilot to over correct leading to the subsequent prop and right-wing tip strike. The power was idle at the time. The initial call to the tower was for a touch and go, which was approved. Because of the prop strike, the student pilot radioed the tower and informed them that he had a prop strike and that he wanted to exit delta and taxi to the sunshades. This was approved. The pilot taxied back to the sunshades where the aircraft was parked and tied down in its designated spot.

As the FAA filed it

ON 04/18/2026 AT 0955 A CESSNA 172 HAD A PROPELLER AND WING TIP STRIKE DURING LANDING ON A SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT. THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD A PROPELLER AND RIGHT-WING TIP STRIKE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED; THE PILOT IS A STUDENT PILOT AND THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN FMN.

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING THIS AIRCRAFT ON APRIL 18, 2026 AROUND 9:00AM IN THE MORNING. THIS WAS THE STUDENTS THIRD SOLO FLIGHT AS A STUDENT PILOT, AND HE WAS PRACTICING TRAFFIC PATTERNS. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS TAKING OFF AND LANDING ON RUNWAY 25, MAKING RIGHT TRAFFIC. ON HIS THIRD TAKEOFF AND LANDING HE WAS COMING IN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 25, AND DURING THE FLARE, THE STUDENT PILOT BALLOONED. AFTER BALLOONING HE EXTENDED THE LANDING DOWN THE RUNWAY. THIS CAUSED THE STUDENT PILOT TO OVER CORRECT LEADING TO THE SUBSEQUENT PROP AND RIGHT-WING TIP STRIKE. THE POWER WAS IDLE AT THE TIME. THE INITIAL CALL TO THE TOWER WAS FOR A TOUCH AND GO, WHICH WAS APPROVED. BECAUSE OF THE PROP STRIKE, THE STUDENT PILOT RADIOED THE TOWER AND INFORMED THEM THAT HE HAD A PROP STRIKE AND THAT HE WANTED TO EXIT DELTA AND TAXI TO THE SUNSHADES. THIS WAS APPROVED. THE PILOT TAXIED BACK TO THE SUNSHADES WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AND TIED DOWN IN ITS DESIGNATED SPOT.