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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · San Rafael, CA · March 15, 1989

Date: March 15, 1989 · 15:15 local
Place: San Rafael, CA
Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4787E
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 30,000 total1,800 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N4787ERegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17271652 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Simulated emergency water landing. Hit a wake on touchdown. Right wing hit the water. Damaged the wing tip.

As the FAA filed it

SIMULATED EMERGENCY WATER LANDING. HIT A WAKE ON TOUCHDOWN. RIGHT WING HIT THE WATER. DAMAGED THE WING TIP.

Other reports on N4787E · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19910725059219IOther Ground Ops · Richmond, CAWhile practicing water taxiing the aircraft struck a submerged object. Hit a breakwater while returning.Jul 25, 1991 · Substantial damage Incident 19901107058899ITakeoff Ground Roll · Sausalito, CADuring takeoff from seaplane base aircraft hit rowboat. Boater rolled overboard prior to impact.Nov 7, 1990 · Reported as Cessna 172RG Accident 19820228001219ALevel Off Touchdown · Redmond, WAPilot made hard landing causing float to split and sink, rolling aircraft over.Feb 28, 1982 · Substantial damage