20080829844829I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Corvallis, OR · August 29, 2008

Date
August 29, 2008 · 13:30 local
Place
Corvallis, OR
Airport
Corvallis Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N65259
Reported as
Cessna 172P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
201 total80 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot stated gusting winds and a downdraft on landing on runway 35 at Corvallis airport caused the aircraft to bounce and then strike the nose gear causing damage to the nose gear and the propellor. No further damage was indicated by an inspection by Corvallis air service.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED GUSTING WINDS AND A DOWNDRAFT ON LANDING ON RUNWAY 35 AT CORVALLIS AIRPORT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE AND THEN STRIKE THE NOSE GEAR CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND THE PROPELLOR. NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS INDICATED BY AN INSPECTION BY CORVALLIS AIR SERVICE.