# Incident 19970619019389I: Cessna 172M, Richmond, VA, June 19, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1997, 20:00 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richmond International - Byrd Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N852DA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N852DA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970619019389I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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^

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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