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FAA incident report · Cessna R172K · Van Nuys, CA · October 20, 1999

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Date
October 20, 1999 · 08:30 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Airport
William J Fox
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N736YR
Reported as
Cessna R172K
Reported engine
Continental IO360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N736YRRegistration cancelled Apr 26, 2005 · Cessna R172KS/N R1722898 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna R172KEngine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot jonathan leo ames, student pilot certificate number 3206205, stated in a written statement that on October 20, 1999, at about 0830 a.m. local whilst taxing N736YR at William j. fox airport hit a light pole. He stopped the aircraft and inspected the left wingtip for damage. Notiing no damage except the wing tip, he re-entered the aircraft and elected to fly the aircraft. His flight to Van Nuys airport was uneventful. Pmi mohammad salahuddin and poi paul f d'allura went to Van Nuys airport. I inspected the aircraft for damage at this time and also later when the inspection panels were opened. I found the following damage: 1. The left wing tip fiberglass leading edge had impact damage and had many cracks. 2. The left wing tip leading edge metal was dented. 3. Left flap inboard rear was bent upward. 4. The top and bottom of left wing inboard skin were wrinkled. 5. The left wing fuel tank was out and had a small crack. . The left wing false spar was bent at flap inboard attachment. No one was injured. No other aircraft was damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT JONATHAN LEO AMES, STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 3206205, STATED IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT THAT ON OCTOBER 20, 1999, AT ABOUT 0830 A.M. LOCAL WHILST TAXING N736YR AT WILLIAM J. FOX AIRPORT HIT A LIGHT POLE. HE STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT AND INSPECTED THE LEFT WINGTIP FOR DAMAGE. NOTIING NO DAMAGE EXCEPT THE WING TIP, HE RE-ENTERED THE AIRCRAFT AND ELECTED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT. HIS FLIGHT TO VAN NUYS AIRPORT WAS UNEVENTFUL. PMI MOHAMMAD SALAHUDDIN AND POI PAUL F D'ALLURA WENT TO VAN NUYS AIRPORT. I INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE AT THIS TIME AND ALSO LATER WHEN THE INSPECTION PANELS WERE OPENED. I FOUND THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE: 1. THE LEFT WING TIP FIBERGLASS LEADING EDGE HAD IMPACT DAMAGE AND HAD MANY CRACKS. 2. THE LEFT WING TIP LEADING EDGE METAL WAS DENTED. 3. LEFT FLAP INBOARD REAR WAS BENT UPWARD. 4. THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF LEFT WING INBOARD SKIN WERE WRINKLED. 5. THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK WAS OUT AND HAD A SMALL CRACK. . THE LEFT WING FALSE SPAR WAS BENT AT FLAP INBOARD ATTACHMENT. NO ONE WAS INJURED. NO OTHER AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED.

Other reports on N736YR · 1

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