Runway Excursion, Global Aviation Flying School Cessna 172 PK-TGW Bandar Udara Budiarto
On 18 December 2020, a Cessna 172
aircraft, registered PK-TGW, was being operatedby Global Aviation Flying School
on circuit local flight training at Budiarto Airport(WIRR), Curug, Tangerang1.
On board of the aircraft was one instructor and onestudent pilot. The flight
was planned for first solo check flight. The aircraft was not equipped with any
flight recorder and the radio communicationwas not recorded therefore, the
investigation was based on the data collected on theoccurrence site and the
interview with the instructor and the student pilot.
About 0030 UTC2 (0730 LT), the
student pilot attended morning briefing by theinstructor, prior to perform
first solo check at Global Flying School flight operationoffice.
About 0800 LT, the student pilot
and the instructor performed check flight for firstsolo and conducted 4 touch
and go exercises. After completed the first solo checkflight, the instructor
released the student pilot for first solo flight. The instructorinstructed the
student to conduct one circuit only for the first solo flight.
About 0920 LT, the student pilot
requested start up clearance to the Budiarto GroundController for first solo
circuit flight. After the engine started, the student pilot requested taxi
clearance. About 0933 LT,PK-TWG took off from Runway 30. At 0939 LT, the
Budiarto Tower Controller issued clearance for touch and go to thestudent
pilot. PK-TGW conducted touch and go.
At 0943 LT, the student pilot
reported to Budiarto Tower Controller that the positionwas on downwind.
At 0946 LT, the student pilot
reported position was on final and the Budiarto TowerController issued the
landing clearance and informed that the wind was calm.
The student pilot felt that the
approach was normal and uneventful. After touchdownthe student pilot found that
the aircraft tend to turn to the left and was hard to controlto maintain the
runway centerline. The aircraft continued move to the left and stoppedon a
ditch on the left of the runway 30, approximately 80 meters from runwaycenterline
and 435 meters from beginning of runway.
No one injured in this
occurrence.