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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172H · Longview, TX · February 23, 2003

Date: February 23, 2003 · 12:30 local
Place: Longview, TX
Airport: Gregg County
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1676F
Reported as: Cessna 172H
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 33 total33 in this make and model

N1676FRegistered now · Cessna 172HS/N 17255071 Airframe modelCessna 172H Engine modelContinental 0-300 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) Mr. Jeff bolding was on a solo cross country from Longview to abilene, he was making poor ground speed and already burned 40 percent of his fuel when he decided to turn back to Longview. Mr. Bolding was also experiencing moderate turbulence at his altitude. Upon arrival at Longview Mr. Bolding made an attempt to land on runway 17 as he was instructed from the tower, the winds were so strong Mr. Bolding executed a go-around procedure and circled the field to try again. Mr. Bolding landed on the second attempt and had all three wheels on the ground when a gust of wind blew up under his wing and the aircraft ground looped striking the prop on the ground numerous times. Mr. Bolding was not injured and the aircraft suffered minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. JEFF BOLDING WAS ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FROM LONGVIEW TO ABILENE, HE WAS MAKING POOR GROUND SPEED AND ALREADY BURNED 40 PERCENT OF HIS FUEL WHEN HE DECIDED TO TURN BACK TO LONGVIEW. MR. BOLDING WAS ALSO EXPERIENCING MODERATE TURBULENCE AT HIS ALTITUDE. UPON ARRIVAL AT LONGVIEW MR. BOLDING MADE AN ATTEMPT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 17 AS HE WAS INSTRUCTED FROM THE TOWER, THE WINDS WERE SO STRONG MR. BOLDING EXECUTED A GO-AROUND PROCEDURE AND CIRCLED THE FIELD TO TRY AGAIN. MR. BOLDING LANDED ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT AND HAD ALL THREE WHEELS ON THE GROUND WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW UP UNDER HIS WING AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED STRIKING THE PROP ON THE GROUND NUMEROUS TIMES. MR. BOLDING WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE.