20041127035739I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Pittstown, NJ · November 27, 2004

Date: November 27, 2004 · 11:15 local
Place: Pittstown, NJ
Airport: Sky Manor Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3537Q
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 120 total100 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N3537QRegistration cancelled Jul 8, 2011 · Cessna 172MS/N 17261667 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot landed on runway 25 with approximately 10 knots of crosswind from the left. Aircraft drifted to the right and contacted a runway light approximately 1200 feet from the approach end. The propeller struck a runway light fixture and slung pieces back into the right horizontal stabilizer. One propeller blade was damaged approximately two inches from the tip, and the right horizontal stabilizer was damaged at the leading edge. The aircraft was taxied to the ramp.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 25 WITH APPROXIMATELY 10 KNOTS OF CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND CONTACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END. THE PROPELLER STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT FIXTURE AND SLUNG PIECES BACK INTO THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. ONE PROPELLER BLADE WAS DAMAGED APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES FROM THE TIP, AND THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS DAMAGED AT THE LEADING EDGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE RAMP.