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FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Astoria, OR · June 11, 2002

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Date
June 11, 2002 · 15:30 local
Place
Astoria, OR
Airport
Port Of Astoria Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
GJAS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N53086
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
47 total32 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days
N53086Registration cancelled Dec 18, 2012 · Cessna 172PS/N 17274680 · Built 1981Airframe modelCessna 172PEngine 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) The pilot stated that his approach to the runway was normal, but when he increased the pitch attitude of the airplane to touchdown the airplane gained altitude. He then lowered the nose of the aircraft and touched down on the runway in a level attitude, bounced back into the air, touched down in a level attitude and bounced into the air a second time. He then retracted his wing flaps while airborne and touched down a third and final time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY WAS NORMAL, BUT WHEN HE INCREASED THE PITCH ATTITUDE OF THE AIRPLANE TO TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE GAINED ALTITUDE. HE THEN LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE, BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR, TOUCHED DOWN IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE AND BOUNCED INTO THE AIR A SECOND TIME. HE THEN RETRACTED HIS WING FLAPS WHILE AIRBORNE AND TOUCHED DOWN A THIRD AND FINAL TIME.