| Crash location | 48.718056°N, 118.656389°W |
| Nearest city | Republic, WA
48.648218°N, 118.737807°W 6.1 miles away |
| Tail number | N7302A |
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| Accident date | 31 Mar 2011 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 172 |
| Additional details: | None |
The student pilot was practicing forward slips to a landing for his private pilot check ride, which was scheduled for the following day. He landed flaps up, and was rolling down the runway. As he applied the brakes, the airplane turned to the right, and departed the runway surface. The airplane collided with a winrow of rocks about a foot high. The nose wheel was knocked off, and the left wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot had a total time of 130 hours with 39 hours as pilot-in-command.
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.