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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Tangier, VA · July 9, 2000

Date: July 9, 2000 · 11:40 local
Place: Tangier, VA
Airport: Tangier Island Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N75612
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 457 total372 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N75612Registered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17267850 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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) On Sunday JULY9,2000, at 1140 EDT at Tangier Island, Virginia, after landing and while taxiing to park, the pilot hit a pole with the aircraft left wing at about one foot inboard from the wing tip. The strike damaged the leading edge of the wing. The pilot, melvin Douglas brown of chesterfield countyprivacy data omitted, flew the aircraft to fci (the aircraft home base) after the incident. Further investigation revealed that the leading edge of the left wing is pushed into the front spar. The distortion runs about 18INCHES wide. The aft spar is distored at about the mid point of the (fuel tank ref only). The distortion is about 1.5 inches wide and 1/4 inches deep.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SUNDAY JULY9,2000, AT 1140 EDT AT TANGIER ISLAND, VIRGINIA, AFTER LANDING AND WHILE TAXIING TO PARK, THE PILOT HIT A POLE WITH THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING AT ABOUT ONE FOOT INBOARD FROM THE WING TIP. THE STRIKE DAMAGED THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING. THE PILOT, MELVIN DOUGLAS BROWN OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO FCI (THE AIRCRAFT HOME BASE) AFTER THE INCIDENT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING IS PUSHED INTO THE FRONT SPAR. THE DISTORTION RUNS ABOUT 18INCHES WIDE. THE AFT SPAR IS DISTORED AT ABOUT THE MID POINT OF THE (FUEL TANK REF ONLY). THE DISTORTION IS ABOUT 1.5 INCHES WIDE AND 1/4 INCHES DEEP.

Other reports on N75612 · 1

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

Incident 20020608018039IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Richmond, VA(-23) Aircraft landed on runway 15 at fci. At approximately 1800 feet of runway remaining is the beginning of a skid mark from the left tire. The skid curves left and leaves the runway at approximately 1500 of runway remaining. Tire tracks pass through the…Jun 8, 2002 · Minor damage