What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on July 5, 1997, at 10:00 EDT, Mr. David r. gardner (instructor) and Mr. Jason m. magness (student) were flying a comair aviation academy Cessna 172RG, N40960, on a training flight. Mr. Magness mismanaged the landing gear selector by placing it in the "up" position during the landing roll of a touch and go maneuver causing the propellor tips to strike the runway surface. The aircraft sustained minor damage with no injury to the pilots. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON JULY 5, 1997, AT 10:00 EDT, MR. DAVID R. GARDNER (INSTRUCTOR) AND MR. JASON M. MAGNESS (STUDENT) WERE FLYING A COMAIR AVIATION ACADEMY CESSNA 172RG, N40960, ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. MR. MAGNESS MISMANAGED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR BY PLACING IT IN THE "UP" POSITION DURING THE LANDING ROLL OF A TOUCH AND GO MANEUVER CAUSING THE PROPELLOR TIPS TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WITH NO INJURY TO THE PILOTS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
Other reports on N40960 · 2
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