20010314005899I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Beaver Falls, PA · March 14, 2001

Date: March 14, 2001 · 13:20 local
Place: Beaver Falls, PA
Airport: Beaver County Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N51240
Reported as: Cessna 172P
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 275 total100 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

N51240Registered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17274288 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On 3/14/01 at 13:20E while on approach to runway 28 at Beaver County Airport, the pilot stated that he was practicing short field landings in a/c N51240, a Cessna 172P. The first impact marks were 38 feet short of the physical end of the runway. There were three deep tire impact marks in the soft wet ground. The next marks found were propeller strikes. These were found on the runway approx. 75 feet from the initial impact. The a/c came tor EST in the center of the runway pointing down the runway approx. 30 feet from the second marks. (A total of 143 feet from initial impact to final resting plane). The nose gear tire with the nose gear fork attached was found approx. 15 feet in front the a/c. the propeller tips were curled forward involving approx. one third the prop diameter. The airframe showed no outward signs of structural damage, ie. No fire wall daamge. There was only the pilot on board and he was unhurt. This is being down graded to an incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 3/14/01 AT 13:20E WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 28 AT BEAVER COUNTY AIRPORT, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS IN A/C N51240, A CESSNA 172P. THE FIRST IMPACT MARKS WERE 38 FEET SHORT OF THE PHYSICAL END OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE THREE DEEP TIRE IMPACT MARKS IN THE SOFT WET GROUND. THE NEXT MARKS FOUND WERE PROPELLER STRIKES. THESE WERE FOUND ON THE RUNWAY APPROX. 75 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT. THE A/C CAME TOR EST IN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY POINTING DOWN THE RUNWAY APPROX. 30 FEET FROM THE SECOND MARKS. (A TOTAL OF 143 FEET FROM INITIAL IMPACT TO FINAL RESTING PLANE). THE NOSE GEAR TIRE WITH THE NOSE GEAR FORK ATTACHED WAS FOUND APPROX. 15 FEET IN FRONT THE A/C. THE PROPELLER TIPS WERE CURLED FORWARD INVOLVING APPROX. ONE THIRD THE PROP DIAMETER. THE AIRFRAME SHOWED NO OUTWARD SIGNS OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, IE. NO FIRE WALL DAAMGE. THERE WAS ONLY THE PILOT ON BOARD AND HE WAS UNHURT. THIS IS BEING DOWN GRADED TO AN INCIDENT.