19971024035479I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172E · Portland, ME · October 24, 1997

Date
October 24, 1997 · 14:20 local
Place
Portland, ME
Airport
Portland International Jetport
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7789U
Reported as
Cessna 172E
Reported engine
Continental O300A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total400 in this make and model

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: holding on taxiway for r/w 29, the aircraft was blown on its' left side by wind. The left wing tip was damaged and propeller had both blade tips curled forward - engine was at idle power the flaps at first setting. Pilot's intention was to stay in the traffic pattern for touch and go's. pilot's last biannual 04/20/97. Aircraft max gross weight is 2250 lbs.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: HOLDING ON TAXIWAY FOR R/W 29, THE AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN ON ITS' LEFT SIDE BY WIND. THE LEFT WING TIP WAS DAMAGED AND PROPELLER HAD BOTH BLADE TIPS CURLED FORWARD - ENGINE WAS AT IDLE POWER THE FLAPS AT FIRST SETTING. PILOT'S INTENTION WAS TO STAY IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR TOUCH AND GO'S. PILOT'S LAST BIANNUAL 04/20/97. AIRCRAFT MAX GROSS WEIGHT IS 2250 LBS.