Cessna 172 student pilot reported losing communications during a solo cross country flight and strik...

Attributes
ACN	1560003
Time
Date	201807
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.ARTCC
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Air/Ground Communication
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Student
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 32 Flight Crew Total 32 Flight Crew Type 32
Person 2
Function	Instructor
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 210 Flight Crew Total 1000 Flight Crew Type 850
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Airspace Violation All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Event / Encounter Object Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

The issue occurred during my solo cross country flight; my flight plan was to fly at/between 3;500 and 3;000 feet cross the mountains maintaining VFR and return to 3;000/3;500 feet once I got over the mountains [to] avoid airspace; and maintain VFR and stay under the clouds; to avoid terrible turbulence. I had to deviate course some to do this. While on this flight I experienced communications failure with center and could not get in touch with anyone. Being a student pilot; without communications; and flying into a major airport I considered this to be an emergency situation. As I was crossing over [a] class D airspace at 3;500 feet I encountered a regional jet that was to my right going south to north as I was going east to west. Without communication and without a way to get in touch or make sure he knew where I was I dropped altitude to avoid the regional jet. While landing there was a crosswind coming across the field. As I went to land straight down the middle there was a strong gust of wind that blew me from the middle of the runway to the far left of the runway when I was 5 to 10 feet off the ground. I managed to keep the plane level put when I landed my left wheel pulled to the left and without flipping the plane was unable to correct and I struck a runway light. To correct these actions I have ensured that avionics in the plane have been checked to ensure the loss of communications would not occur again. And to avoid the crosswind gust will ensure to practice landings to a high standard.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Cessna 172 student pilot reported losing communications during a solo cross country flight and striking a runway light during landing.

Narrative: The issue occurred during my solo cross country flight; my flight plan was to fly at/between 3;500 and 3;000 feet cross the mountains maintaining VFR and return to 3;000/3;500 feet once I got over the mountains [to] avoid airspace; and maintain VFR and stay under the clouds; to avoid terrible turbulence. I had to deviate course some to do this. While on this flight I experienced communications failure with Center and could not get in touch with anyone. Being a student pilot; without communications; and flying into a major airport I considered this to be an emergency situation. As I was crossing over [a] Class D airspace at 3;500 feet I encountered a regional jet that was to my right going south to north as I was going east to west. Without communication and without a way to get in touch or make sure he knew where I was I dropped altitude to avoid the regional jet. While landing there was a crosswind coming across the field. As I went to land straight down the middle there was a strong gust of wind that blew me from the middle of the runway to the far left of the runway when I was 5 to 10 feet off the ground. I managed to keep the plane level put when I landed my left wheel pulled to the left and without flipping the plane was unable to correct and I struck a runway light. To correct these actions I have ensured that avionics in the plane have been checked to ensure the loss of communications would not occur again. And to avoid the crosswind gust will ensure to practice landings to a high standard.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.