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FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Chandler, AZ · December 9, 2006

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Date
December 9, 2006
Place
Chandler, AZ
Airport
Chandler Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Starting Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
S3US
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N80CL
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
159 total1 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On December 01, 2006 the sdl FSDO ASI wcw was contacted by tailwind flight centre reference damage on Cessna 172, N80CL. Inspection of aircraft showed damage to the propeller a 1/2 inch piece missing from the tip of one blade with a blue paint transfer. The Chandler airport/runway maintenance personnel had picked up a blue Cessna towbar on the taxiway in front of where the subject aircraft had been parked. The maintenance personnel stated that the towbar was damaged, as if it had been struck by a propeller. The subject aircraft was missing its towbar (which was blue in color). The damage was discovered by a student pilot preflight getting ready for a night flight. The pilot that had control of the aircraft had not notified the FBO of the damage. Maintenance facility has inspected the aircraft and must comply with the sudden stoppage AD. The engine case was opened up. Crankshaft was found to be out of specifications and must be replaced. Estimate on repair of damage exceeds $12,000.00.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 01, 2006 THE SDL FSDO ASI WCW WAS CONTACTED BY TAILWIND FLIGHT CENTRE REFERENCE DAMAGE ON CESSNA 172, N80CL. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT SHOWED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER A 1/2 INCH PIECE MISSING FROM THE TIP OF ONE BLADE WITH A BLUE PAINT TRANSFER. THE CHANDLER AIRPORT/RUNWAY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL HAD PICKED UP A BLUE CESSNA TOWBAR ON THE TAXIWAY IN FRONT OF WHERE THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN PARKED. THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL STATED THAT THE TOWBAR WAS DAMAGED, AS IF IT HAD BEEN STRUCK BY A PROPELLER. THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT WAS MISSING ITS TOWBAR (WHICH WAS BLUE IN COLOR). THE DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED BY A STUDENT PILOT PREFLIGHT GETTING READY FOR A NIGHT FLIGHT. THE PILOT THAT HAD CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT NOTIFIED THE FBO OF THE DAMAGE. MAINTENANCE FACILITY HAS INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND MUST COMPLY WITH THE SUDDEN STOPPAGE AD. THE ENGINE CASE WAS OPENED UP. CRANKSHAFT WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF SPECIFICATIONS AND MUST BE REPLACED. ESTIMATE ON REPAIR OF DAMAGE EXCEEDS $12,000.00.