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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Marksville, LA · May 1, 2008

Date: May 1, 2008 · 20:10 local
Place: Marksville, LA
Airport: Marksville Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1325F
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 380 total325 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N1325FRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17272995 · Built 1979 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) Pilot, during landing, made a harder than normal touchdown. The aircraft responded by going to the right. The pilot felt he had blown the right main tire and let the aircraft continue to go to the right, which caused the aircraft to exit the runway and come to a rest in a ditch, approx. 150 yards beyond the point of runway exit. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the nose gear, right wing (last 18-24 inches), and propeller. No injuries to the sole occupant.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT, DURING LANDING, MADE A HARDER THAN NORMAL TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT RESPONDED BY GOING TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT FELT HE HAD BLOWN THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE AND LET THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUE TO GO TO THE RIGHT, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO EXIT THE RUNWAY AND COME TO A REST IN A DITCH, APPROX. 150 YARDS BEYOND THE POINT OF RUNWAY EXIT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, RIGHT WING (LAST 18-24 INCHES), AND PROPELLER. NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT.