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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172L · Morgantown, WV · July 2, 2008

Date: July 2, 2008 · 10:28 local
Place: Morgantown, WV
Airport: Morgantown Municipal-Walter L. Bill
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7959G
Reported as: Cessna 172L
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 88 total88 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N7959GRegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2011 · Cessna 172LS/N 17259659 · Built 1971 Airframe modelCessna 172L 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 stated that he had made several successful toucha and go approaches. Pilot stated that on the last approach to the runway 18 he hit hard on the mains, bounced, and then released back pressure on the controls hitting hard on the nose gear causing the nose tire to fail. The aircraft was taxied to the ramp and the two occupants exited the aircraft with no injuries noted. An inspection later revealed damage to the propeller tips and firewall.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD MADE SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL TOUCHA AND GO APPROACHES. PILOT STATED THAT ON THE LAST APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY 18 HE HIT HARD ON THE MAINS, BOUNCED, AND THEN RELEASED BACK PRESSURE ON THE CONTROLS HITTING HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR CAUSING THE NOSE TIRE TO FAIL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE RAMP AND THE TWO OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES NOTED. AN INSPECTION LATER REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER TIPS AND FIREWALL.

Other reports on N7959G · 1

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

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