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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Rchmond/Ashland, VA · March 28, 2002

Date: March 28, 2002 · 18:30 local
Place: Rchmond/Ashland, VA
Airport: Hanover County Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4947E
Reported as: Cessna 172N
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 49 total49 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N4947ERegistration cancelled Feb 23, 2010 · Cessna 172NS/N 17271682 Airframe modelCessna 172N

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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 final approach to 16, the touch down was normal and on the runway centerline. As the pilot started to apply the brakes, the seat slipped rearward, causing the pilot to apply more pressure to the left brake. This caused the aircraft to veer off onto the edge of the runway and strike a runway light fixture with the propeller blade tips. There was no other damage to the aircraft. The seat tracks had been recently replaced. Both the student pilot and instructor were counseled.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FINAL APPROACH TO 16, THE TOUCH DOWN WAS NORMAL AND ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. AS THE PILOT STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE SEAT SLIPPED REARWARD, CAUSING THE PILOT TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO THE LEFT BRAKE. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF ONTO THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRIKE A RUNWAY LIGHT FIXTURE WITH THE PROPELLER BLADE TIPS. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE SEAT TRACKS HAD BEEN RECENTLY REPLACED. BOTH THE STUDENT PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE COUNSELED.