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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Wichita, KS · June 16, 2003

Date: June 16, 2003 · 13:00 local
Place: Wichita, KS
Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5087K
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 30 total25 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N5087KRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17273958 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Mark edward cox was doing touch and goes on runway 19R at Wichita mid Continent airport at approximately 1300 local time on 6/16/2003. The tower instructed him to keep his pattern in close and make a short approach. On departure Mr. Cox began his turn to crosswind at 150 to 200 feet AGL and did not reach pattern altitude on downwind. Mr. Cox turned a very short base leg and was still not lined up with the runway centerline when crossing the runway threshold. The touchdown was very hard and he became airborne again. This happened a second time and on the third touchdown the propeller struck the runway. Mr. Cox taxied the airplane clear of the runway and got out to inspect the damage. Then he advised ATC that he needed to have the airplane towed to yingling aviation. Mr. Cox was the sole occupant of the aircraft and was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MARK EDWARD COX WAS DOING TOUCH AND GOES ON RUNWAY 19R AT WICHITA MID CONTINENT AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 LOCAL TIME ON 6/16/2003. THE TOWER INSTRUCTED HIM TO KEEP HIS PATTERN IN CLOSE AND MAKE A SHORT APPROACH. ON DEPARTURE MR. COX BEGAN HIS TURN TO CROSSWIND AT 150 TO 200 FEET AGL AND DID NOT REACH PATTERN ALTITUDE ON DOWNWIND. MR. COX TURNED A VERY SHORT BASE LEG AND WAS STILL NOT LINED UP WITH THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE WHEN CROSSING THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS VERY HARD AND HE BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME AND ON THE THIRD TOUCHDOWN THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. MR. COX TAXIED THE AIRPLANE CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY AND GOT OUT TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE. THEN HE ADVISED ATC THAT HE NEEDED TO HAVE THE AIRPLANE TOWED TO YINGLING AVIATION. MR. COX WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT INJURED.