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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172H · Fort Pierce, FL · March 7, 2011

Date: March 7, 2011 · 13:15 local
Place: Fort Pierce, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2717L
Reported as: Cessna 172H
Reported engine: Continental 0-300 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,327 total1,000 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N2717LRegistration cancelled Apr 1, 2023 · Cessna 172HS/N 17255917 · Built 1967 Airframe modelCessna 172H 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.

The plt rptd that the acft experienced a wind gust from the right side a few seconds after touchdown on rwy 32. The gust lifted the tail, and he applied power and right rudder in an attempt to maintain control of the acft. The acft departed the rwy briefly before he was able to regain control and get it back on the rwy. The plt was asked if he obsvd any other acft off to the side of the rwy that might have created prop wash or jet blast across the rwy as he landed. He stated that he did not observe any such acft. Noaa ncdc climate data for fpr on 3/7/2011 indicates that wind conditions around the time of the incident were from 010 deg at 9 mph, with occasional gusts to 17 mph. Post-incident inspection of the acft revealed damage to the propeller tips and the left wing tip fairing indicative of contact with the paved rwy.

As the FAA filed it

THE PLT RPTD THAT THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A WIND GUST FROM THE RIGHT SIDE A FEW SECONDS AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RWY 32. THE GUST LIFTED THE TAIL, AND HE APPLIED POWER AND RIGHT RUDDER IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE ACFT. THE ACFT DEPARTED THE RWY BRIEFLY BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND GET IT BACK ON THE RWY.THE PLT WAS ASKED IF HE OBSVD ANY OTHER ACFT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RWY THAT MIGHT HAVE CREATED PROP WASH OR JET BLAST ACROSS THE RWY AS HE LANDED. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT OBSERVE ANY SUCH ACFT.NOAA NCDC CLIMATE DATA FOR FPR ON 3/7/2011 INDICATES THAT WIND CONDITIONS AROUND THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WERE FROM 010 DEG AT 9 MPH, WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 17 MPH.POST-INCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE ACFT REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER TIPS AND THE LEFT WING TIP FAIRING INDICATIVE OF CONTACT WITH THE PAVED RWY.