# Incident 20070420016619I: Cessna 172RG, Batavia, NY, April 20, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2007, 09:45 local time
- Place: Batavia, NY
- Airport: Genesee County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0318° N, 78.1697° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENESEE COUNTY (GVQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0318&lon=-78.1697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6171V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6171V-2015-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 14 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070420016619I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 20, 2007, AIRCRAFT RENTER, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED A PROP STRIKE AFTER TOUCHDOWN AT THE GENESEE COUNTY AIRPORT (GVQ) IN BATAVIA, NY. THERE WAS AN APPROXIMATE 9 KNOT LEFT CROSSWIND WHEN THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED ON RUNWAY 10. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RELATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL THEN THE RIGHT WHEEL CAME DOWN WITH A ROLL TO THE RIGHT. THE NOSE WHEEL CAME DOWN AND THE TAIL LIFTED RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE DID AN ENGINE TEAR-DOWN, INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE, CHANGED THE PROP AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N6171V (1)

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

- [Incident 20030420017119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030420017119I), Apr 20, 2003: Cessna 172RG (N6171V), Niagara Falls, NY, Minor damage. (-23) On approach to runway 24 at iag, N6171V, a Cessna 172, registered to prior aviation, buffalo, NY, struck the prop upon landing. Tower called the winds at…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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