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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Ukiah, CA · August 15, 1987

Date: August 15, 1987 · 17:30 local
Place: Ukiah, CA
Airport: Ukiah Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N12714
Reported as: Cessna 172M
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 48 total48 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N12714Registration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Cessna 172MS/N 17262199 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Solo student made a hard landing after flaring high. Damage to the nose gear.

As the FAA filed it

SOLO STUDENT MADE A HARD LANDING AFTER FLARING HIGH. DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR.