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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Richmond, VA · June 19, 1997

Date: June 19, 1997 · 20:00 local
Place: Richmond, VA
Airport: Richmond International - Byrd Field
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N852DA
Reported as: Cessna 172M
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 175 total50 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N852DARegistered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17264427 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 172M 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.

Narrative: on June 19, 1997, aircraft departed warrenton, Virginia (W66), on a long cross country training flight, enroute to Richmond, Virginia (ric). On approach to ric, air traffic control advised caution wake turbulence. Pilot made a normal approach and just prior to touchdown, he felt a light buffet, then a move violent force to the left. Pilot added power to bring aircraft back to centerline, but the propeller contacted a runway edge light . Aircraft landed without further incident. However, damage was evident to both propeller tips, approximately two inches, and the left gear faring was damaged. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 19, 1997, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WARRENTON, VIRGINIA (W66), ON A LONG CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT, ENROUTE TO RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (RIC). ON APPROACH TO RIC, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ADVISED CAUTION WAKE TURBULENCE. PILOT MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, HE FELT A LIGHT BUFFET, THEN A MOVE VIOLENT FORCE TO THE LEFT. PILOT ADDED POWER TO BRING AIRCRAFT BACK TO CENTERLINE, BUT THE PROPELLER CONTACTED A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT . AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. HOWEVER, DAMAGE WAS EVIDENT TO BOTH PROPELLER TIPS, APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES, AND THE LEFT GEAR FARING WAS DAMAGED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^