19990306040069I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Jacksonville, FL · March 6, 1999

Date
March 6, 1999 · 16:30 local
Place
Jacksonville, FL
Airport
Craig Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N12150
Reported as
Cessna 172M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
162 total101 in this make and model10 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.

Pilot advised FAA inspector, that landing speed was too fast, and touched down on nose gear first. Aircraft porpoised 3 times. FAA inspection found left lower firewall damaged.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ADVISED FAA INSPECTOR, THAT LANDING SPEED WAS TOO FAST, AND TOUCHED DOWN ON NOSE GEAR FIRST. AIRCRAFT PORPOISED 3 TIMES. FAA INSPECTION FOUND LEFT LOWER FIREWALL DAMAGED.