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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Grand Junction, CO · July 20, 1997

Date: July 20, 1997 · 17:30 local
Place: Grand Junction, CO
Airport: Walker Field
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N359DS
Reported as: Cessna 172N
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 89 total20 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

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.

Narrative: Mr. Bills, the pilot took off from gjt rwy 29 with one passenger for the purpose of a pleasure flight. The passenger became ill immediately after take off (motion sickness) and Mr. Bills elected to return to the airport. He requested and received clearance to land on cross rwy 04. 300 feet prior to landing the passenger stated that he felt okay. Pilot requested and received clearance for a touch and go landing. Pilot lost control of the aircraft during the attempted touch and go. The aircraft exited the rwy on the left. Minor damage was inflicted on the aircraft. No injuries to the pilot or passenger. privacy data omitted This report is final & closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: MR. BILLS, THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM GJT RWY 29 WITH ONE PASSENGER FOR THE PURPOSE OF A PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE PASSENGER BECAME ILL IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE OFF (MOTION SICKNESS) AND MR. BILLS ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. HE REQUESTED AND RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO LAND ON CROSS RWY 04. 300 FEET PRIOR TO LANDING THE PASSENGER STATED THAT HE FELT OKAY. PILOT REQUESTED AND RECEIVED CLEARANCE FOR A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE ATTEMPTED TOUCH AND GO. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RWY ON THE LEFT. MINOR DAMAGE WAS INFLICTED ON THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS REPORT IS FINAL & CLOSED.