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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172R · Danbury, CT · March 31, 2009

Date: March 31, 2009 · 11:57 local
Place: Danbury, CT
Airport: Danbury Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9715F
Reported as: Cessna 172R
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360L2A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 825 total816 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N9715FRegistered now · Cessna 172RS/N 17280030 · Built 1997 Airframe modelCessna 172R Engine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Danbury tower cleared N9715F to land on runway 35. After landing the aircraft veered to the left off of the runway surface. The aircaft's propeller then contacted an elevated taxiway light. On-scene investigation revealed damage to the propeller and the left aileron. Weather at the time of the incident was reported as: wind variable at 7 knots, sky clear, temperature 9 deg, dew point 0, altimeter setting 30.17 inches.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DANBURY TOWER CLEARED N9715F TO LAND ON RUNWAY 35. AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OFF OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCAFT'S PROPELLER THEN CONTACTED AN ELEVATED TAXIWAY LIGHT. ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND THE LEFT AILERON. WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED AS: WIND VARIABLE AT 7 KNOTS, SKY CLEAR, TEMPERATURE 9 DEG, DEW POINT 0, ALTIMETER SETTING 30.17 INCHES.