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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Big Timber, MT · May 10, 2008

Date: May 10, 2008 · 17:30 local
Place: Big Timber, MT
Airport: Big Timber
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8103E
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA08CA132
Reported as: Cessna 172
Reported engine: Continental O300*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 81 total81 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N8103ERegistration cancelled Apr 7, 2011 · Cessna 172S/N 36795 Airframe modelCessna 172 Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On may 10, at 1730, a Cessna 172, N8103E, registered to privacy data omitted collided with the wind sock during landing at Big Timber Airport, Big Timber, Montana, while returning from flight instruction. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged but the student pilot was not seriously injured. The return flight originated at a private air strip MT48 outside emigrant Montana on may 10, 2008, at approximately 1700 MST.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 10, AT 1730, A CESSNA 172, N8103E, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COLLIDED WITH THE WIND SOCK DURING LANDING AT BIG TIMBER AIRPORT, BIG TIMBER, MONTANA, WHILE RETURNING FROM FLIGHT INSTRUCTION. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BUT THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE RETURN FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT A PRIVATE AIR STRIP MT48 OUTSIDE EMIGRANT MONTANA ON MAY 10, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 MST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA08CA132Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBig Timber, MTThe student pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during landing which resulted in a stall.May 10, 2008 · Substantial damage