TUCSON, AZ, USA
N62344
CESSNA 172
THE PLT WAS COMMENCING HIS 1ST SOLO X-COUNTRY FLT. AT LIFT-OFF, THE ACFT ENTERED A LEFT BANK OF ABOUT 45 DEGS. THE STUDENT PLT REDUCED POWER & THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON THE DIRT BESIDE THE RWY & WAS DAMAGED. THE PLT BELIEVED THAT HE MAY HAVE ENCOUNTERED TURBC FROM A BOEING 737. THE BOEING 737 TOOK OFF ABOUT 2 MINS EARLIER ON RWY 11L. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT LIFT OFF UNTIL IT WAS ABOUT 2000 FT BEYOND THE INTERSECTION OF RWY 21 & RWY 11L. THE CESSNA HAD NOT YET REACHED THE INTERSECTION WHEN IT BANKED TO THE LEFT. THE PLT HAD ONLY 1.3 HRS SOLO FLT TIME.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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