20081229854199I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Pontiac, MI · December 29, 2008

Date
December 29, 2008 · 17:02 local
Place
Pontiac, MI
Airport
Oakland County International
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7608F
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
29,647 total9,250 in this make and model35 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.

On dec 29th, 2008 at Oakland international airport, N7608F, a Cessna 172N with a private pilot and certified flight instructor was taxiing on runway 27L heading west and turned south on taxiway j. a wind gust of approximately 37 knots at 310DEG hit the aircraft at the point of turn causing the aircrafts right wing tip to lift. At this point, the left wingtip and prop struck the ground causing minor wingtip damage and significant prop damage. No structural damage to the aircraft was incurred. The engine was immediately shut down and the aircraft was towed to a maintenance facility for evaluation. There were no injuries to personnel.

As the FAA filed it

ON DEC 29TH, 2008 AT OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, N7608F, A CESSNA 172N WITH A PRIVATE PILOT AND CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS TAXIING ON RUNWAY 27L HEADING WEST AND TURNED SOUTH ON TAXIWAY J. A WIND GUST OF APPROXIMATELY 37 KNOTS AT 310DEG HIT THE AIRCRAFT AT THE POINT OF TURN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT WING TIP TO LIFT. AT THIS POINT, THE LEFT WINGTIP AND PROP STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING MINOR WINGTIP DAMAGE AND SIGNIFICANT PROP DAMAGE. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS INCURRED. THE ENGINE WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO A MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOR EVALUATION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PERSONNEL.