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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172G · Ticonderoga, NY · May 8, 2007

Date
May 8, 2007 · 14:30 local
Place
Ticonderoga, NY
Airport
Ticonderoga Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6015R
Reported as
Cessna 172G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
680 total350 in this make and model21 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) Pilot stated that while on approach to land, and while very near the runway, the left wing of the aircraft was lifted by a strong wind gust. The pilot stated that at the same time the nose of the aircraft pitched downward, with the prop of the aircraft striking the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON APPROACH TO LAND, AND WHILE VERY NEAR THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED BY A STRONG WIND GUST. THE PILOT STATED THAT AT THE SAME TIME THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWNWARD, WITH THE PROP OF THE AIRCRAFT STRIKING THE GROUND.