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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172A · Victorville, CA · December 31, 1999

Date
December 31, 1999 · 23:02 local
Place
Victorville, CA
Airport
George Afb Base Ops
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7432T
Reported as
Cessna 172A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
570 total470 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Upon landing, a gust of wind caught the left wind. The right wing then struck the ground. The pilot pulled off engine power and applied the brakes. The nose of the aircraft came down hard causing the nose tire to blow and the prop striking the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON LANDING, A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE LEFT WIND. THE RIGHT WING THEN STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PILOT PULLED OFF ENGINE POWER AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN HARD CAUSING THE NOSE TIRE TO BLOW AND THE PROP STRIKING THE GROUND.

Other reports on N7432T · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.