What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19)On may 12, 2001, about 1330 pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172, N1264U, sustained substantial damage during a touch-and-go landing at mcminnville municipal airport, mcminnville, Oregon. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country training flight under the provisions of title 14, CFR part 91, when the accident occurred. The airplane was registered to tree top aviation, inc., troutdale, Oregon, and was being operated by the pilot. The student pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a VFR flight plan was filed. The round robin cross-country flight originated at troutdale, Oregon, with intermediate stops at corvallis, and mcminnville, Oregon. During a touch-and-go landing at mcminnville airport, the aircraft's left wing contacted the runway surface. The pilot continued the flight to troutdale, Oregon, the final destination of the cross-country flight. The pilot of the airplane stated he was not aware that the airplane's left wing contacted the runway surface during the intermediate landing. The airplane sustained substantial damage the left wing, left wing spar and associated flig ht controls. (-23)see attached sheet for narrative.
As the FAA filed it
(.19)ON MAY 12, 2001, ABOUT 1330 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172, N1264U, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING AT MCMINNVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MCMINNVILLE, OREGON. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CROSS-COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO TREE TOP AVIATION, INC., TROUTDALE, OREGON, AND WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE ROUND ROBIN CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TROUTDALE, OREGON, WITH INTERMEDIATE STOPS AT CORVALLIS, AND MCMINNVILLE, OREGON. DURING A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING AT MCMINNVILLE AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE FLIGHT TO TROUTDALE, OREGON, THE FINAL DESTINATION OF THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE PILOT OF THE AIRPLANE STATED HE WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE DURING THE INTERMEDIATE LANDING. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE THE LEFT WING, LEFT WING SPAR AND ASSOCIATED FLIG HT CONTROLS. (-23)SEE ATTACHED SHEET FOR NARRATIVE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.