19990930028619I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Bremerton, WA · September 30, 1999

Date
September 30, 1999 · 16:50 local
Place
Bremerton, WA
Airport
Bremerton National
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1487U
Reported as
Cessna 172M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
125 total8 in this make and model17 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.

(-23) Pilot stated his approach to runway 01 was slightly fast (+5 KTS). He bounced following the first touch down, floated a little, and the 2nd touchdown was hard. He struck the propeller blade, and it was then that the nose gear was sheared off at the nose wheel tire assembly fork. He held the aircraft on the ground and came to rest on the west side of runway 01.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED HIS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 01 WAS SLIGHTLY FAST (+5 KTS). HE BOUNCED FOLLOWING THE FIRST TOUCH DOWN, FLOATED A LITTLE, AND THE 2ND TOUCHDOWN WAS HARD. HE STRUCK THE PROPELLER BLADE, AND IT WAS THEN THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF AT THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE ASSEMBLY FORK. HE HELD THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST ON THE WEST SIDE OF RUNWAY 01.