19990504020629I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Lancaster, CA · May 4, 1999

Date
May 4, 1999 · 15:29 local
Place
Lancaster, CA
Airport
Gen Wm J Fox Airfield Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N733FN
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total

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.

The tower reported winds at the time of landing were 260 at 30 KTS. Gusting to 42 KTS. During taxi, with fully deflected controls, the aircraft nosed over and struck the prop.

As the FAA filed it

THE TOWER REPORTED WINDS AT THE TIME OF LANDING WERE 260 AT 30 KTS. GUSTING TO 42 KTS. DURING TAXI, WITH FULLY DEFLECTED CONTROLS, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND STRUCK THE PROP.