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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Bowling Green, MO · April 26, 2001

Date: April 26, 2001 · 16:20 local
Place: Bowling Green, MO
Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4380R
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 72 total10 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N4380RRegistration cancelled Nov 21, 2012 · Cessna 172MS/N 17263130 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna 172M 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) Pilot was performing a VMC pleasure flight in rural area. During flight, pilot intentionally allowed aircraft to descend to approximately two to three hundred feet above ground level (AGL). While flying parallel to road, pilot stated he was unaware that aircraft had descended to below one hundred feet AGL. Aircraft came in contact with powerlines which ran perpendicular to raod. Pilot was able to fly damaged aircraft back to base of departure (approximately five miles).

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS PERFORMING A VMC PLEASURE FLIGHT IN RURAL AREA. DURING FLIGHT, PILOT INTENTIONALLY ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND TO APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE HUNDRED FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL). WHILE FLYING PARALLEL TO ROAD, PILOT STATED HE WAS UNAWARE THAT AIRCRAFT HAD DESCENDED TO BELOW ONE HUNDRED FEET AGL. AIRCRAFT CAME IN CONTACT WITH POWERLINES WHICH RAN PERPENDICULAR TO RAOD. PILOT WAS ABLE TO FLY DAMAGED AIRCRAFT BACK TO BASE OF DEPARTURE (APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES).

Other reports on N4380R · 1

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

Accident 20011117033049AVandalia, MO(-23) On November 17, 2001 Mr. Craig m. long was practicing takeoffs and landings at a private grass strip in Vandalia, MO. On the third landing the nose landing gear fork and wheel assembly had been subjected to a side load condition which caused it to…Nov 17, 2001 · No damage