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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Kansas City, MO · September 20, 2006

Date: September 20, 2006 · 14:38 local
Place: Kansas City, MO
Airport: Kansas City Downtown Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N734PE
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 80 total70 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N734PERegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17269000 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 172N 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 pilot had landed on runway 19 at the charles b. wheeler Downtown airport (mkc) Kansas City, Missouri, during a period of strong gusty crosswinds. The latest ATIS report indicated winds from 100 degrees at 11 knots gusting to 18 knots. The pilot stated that the approach to the runway was normal. The airplane touched down with a hard landing and bounced. The pilot failed to maintain directional control and allowed the airplane to porpoise as the wind lifted the left wing. A complete loss of directional control resulted in the propeller and both wingtips striking the ground. The aircraft sustained minor damage to both wingtips, propeller, and the nose gear. Incident privacy data omitted is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT HAD LANDED ON RUNWAY 19 AT THE CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (MKC) KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, DURING A PERIOD OF STRONG GUSTY CROSSWINDS. THE LATEST ATIS REPORT INDICATED WINDS FROM 100 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS GUSTING TO 18 KNOTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY WAS NORMAL. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN WITH A HARD LANDING AND BOUNCED. THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO PORPOISE AS THE WIND LIFTED THE LEFT WING. A COMPLETE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL RESULTED IN THE PROPELLER AND BOTH WINGTIPS STRIKING THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGTIPS, PROPELLER, AND THE NOSE GEAR. INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.