19990429015729I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172G · Cortland, NY · April 29, 1999

Date: April 29, 1999 · 10:45 local
Place: Cortland, NY
Airport: Cortland County/Chase Field
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4275L
Reported as: Cessna 172G
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N4275LRegistered now · Cessna 172GS/N 17254344 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 172G Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On April 29, 1999 a Cessna, N4275L, s/n 17254344, piloted by john ferrante experienced gusty wind when landing in Cortland, NY airport (N03), on runway 6. This caused the aircraft to head off to the riht of the runway and shear off the nose gear assembly, which caused the engine to have sudden stoppage. Maintenance personnel inspected the aircraft and noted the following discrepancies: the propeller blades damaged, engine requires sudden stoppage inspection, nose gear requires replacement, and aft of nose gear the fuselage belly is damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight was not filed. The aircraft was damaged and there were no injuries at the time. The flight originated at the Cortland airport (N03) on April 29, 1999. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 29, 1999 A CESSNA, N4275L, S/N 17254344, PILOTED BY JOHN FERRANTE EXPERIENCED GUSTY WIND WHEN LANDING IN CORTLAND, NY AIRPORT (N03), ON RUNWAY 6. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO HEAD OFF TO THE RIHT OF THE RUNWAY AND SHEAR OFF THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO HAVE SUDDEN STOPPAGE. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTED THE FOLLOWING DISCREPANCIES: THE PROPELLER BLADES DAMAGED, ENGINE REQUIRES SUDDEN STOPPAGE INSPECTION, NOSE GEAR REQUIRES REPLACEMENT, AND AFT OF NOSE GEAR THE FUSELAGE BELLY IS DAMAGED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES AT THE TIME. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE CORTLAND AIRPORT (N03) ON APRIL 29, 1999. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.