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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Williamsburg, VA · May 21, 2002

Date: May 21, 2002 · 09:21 local
Place: Williamsburg, VA
Airport: Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7320F
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 50 total50 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N7320FRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17273243 · Built 1979 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) According to the pilot's statement: 1) on approach to landing, power was reduced to idle when he felt he would reach the runway. 2) the aircraft dipped to the left and off centerline of the runway. 3) he did not initiate a go-around and steered the aircraft back to the runway. Inspection of the runway indicates that the aircraft landed short at the runway's approach end on the left side, then bounced onto the runway damaging the nose gear, left main gear, and propeller.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENT: 1) ON APPROACH TO LANDING, POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE WHEN HE FELT HE WOULD REACH THE RUNWAY. 2) THE AIRCRAFT DIPPED TO THE LEFT AND OFF CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY. 3) HE DID NOT INITIATE A GO-AROUND AND STEERED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE RUNWAY. INSPECTION OF THE RUNWAY INDICATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT AT THE RUNWAY'S APPROACH END ON THE LEFT SIDE, THEN BOUNCED ONTO THE RUNWAY DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR, LEFT MAIN GEAR, AND PROPELLER.

Other reports on N7320F · 1

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

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