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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172R · Smithfield, NC · June 11, 2000

Date
June 11, 2000 · 19:00 local
Place
Smithfield, NC
Airport
Johnston County Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N540AC
Reported as
Cessna 172R
Reported engine
Continental IO360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
20 total20 in this make and model16 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) The pilot stated that during a go-around attempt, a gust of wind hit the aircraft causing loss of directional control. No injuries nor minor damage to aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING A GO-AROUND ATTEMPT, A GUST OF WIND HIT THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. NO INJURIES NOR MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.