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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Des Moines, IA · January 31, 2006

Date: January 31, 2006 · 10:06 local
Place: Des Moines, IA
Airport: Des Moines International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N80800
Reported as: Cessna 172M
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,100 total800 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N80800Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17266752 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 172M 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) The aircraft was attempting to land at the Des Moines, IA (dsm) airport. While on final approach ATC requested the aircraft keep up the speed and in an attempt to comply with this request the aircraft ended up over the runway threshold with too much airspeed. The pilot slowed the aircraft to the flap operating speed and extended the flaps which were just reaching maximum extension as the aircraft began the landing flare. As the aircraft touched down on the main gear a gust of wind hit the plane and caused it to become airborne again. The aircraft hit the ground in a nose low position and struck the propeller, the pilot regained control and taxied to the fixed base operator. The pilot was the lone occupant and was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE DES MOINES, IA (DSM) AIRPORT. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH ATC REQUESTED THE AIRCRAFT KEEP UP THE SPEED AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO COMPLY WITH THIS REQUEST THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP OVER THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD WITH TOO MUCH AIRSPEED. THE PILOT SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE FLAP OPERATING SPEED AND EXTENDED THE FLAPS WHICH WERE JUST REACHING MAXIMUM EXTENSION AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN THE LANDING FLARE. AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR A GUST OF WIND HIT THE PLANE AND CAUSED IT TO BECOME AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND IN A NOSE LOW POSITION AND STRUCK THE PROPELLER, THE PILOT REGAINED CONTROL AND TAXIED TO THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR. THE PILOT WAS THE LONE OCCUPANT AND WAS NOT INJURED.

Other reports on N80800 · 1

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

Incident 19780609045189IOps On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft · Chicago, ILPilot struck a fence during taxi to the parking areaJun 9, 1978 · Minor damage