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FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR20 · Greenwood, IN · August 31, 2011

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Date
August 31, 2011 · 13:30 local
Place
Greenwood, IN
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N468PR
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR20
Reported engine
Continental IO-360-ES
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
40 total11 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days
N468PRRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR20S/N 1661 · Built 2006Airframe modelCirrus Design SR20Engine modelContinental IO-360-ESReciprocating

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What happened

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

On August 31, 2011, a student pilot was conducting his first solo flight in a Cirrus, SR-20 aircraft at the Greenwood municipal airport, located in Greenwood, Indiana. This pilot had received dual instruction just prior to his solo and all endorsements were properly completed. The student pilot completed three take off's and landing on runway 19. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. Aircraft was parked on the east ramp with no reported problems. Later that afternoon, it was discovered that the aircraft had a "prop strike" as all three blades had been curled. There were no other flights made since the student had parked the plane. The flight instructor made contact with the student and learned that on his second landing, he did 'bounce it" after a harder then normal touchdown. He now believes that this is when the damage occured. The student pilot privacy data omitted and the flight instructor determined that this was a non-reportable incident. Thus they did not contact the FAA or NTSB.on September 22, 2011, inspector brad behnke became aware of the prop strike and contacted his supervisor.September 23, airworthiness inspector dan fowler made the scene and also determined that it was an incident. Inspectors keen and bloch interview the flight instructor who did not state that this was flown by a student pilot. Further investigation on October 6, 2011 revealed the fact that this was a instructional flight and by order 8900.1, volume 6, chapter 1, section 5 the flight instructor shall be observed conducting training.October 7, 2011 a meeting was held at the Greenwood airport with inspector keen, block, the CFI and the student pilot. Student pilot admits that he was the sole occupant of the aircraft and that he did have a "prop strike" on August 31, 2011.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 31, 2011, A STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT IN A CIRRUS, SR-20 AIRCRAFT AT THE GREENWOOD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LOCATED IN GREENWOOD, INDIANA.THIS PILOT HAD RECEIVED DUAL INSTRUCTION JUST PRIOR TO HIS SOLO AND ALL ENDORSEMENTS WERE PROPERLY COMPLETED.THE STUDENT PILOT COMPLETED THREE TAKE OFF'S AND LANDING ON RUNWAY 19. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED ON THE EAST RAMP WITH NO REPORTED PROBLEMS. LATER THAT AFTERNOON, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD A "PROP STRIKE" AS ALL THREE BLADES HAD BEEN CURLED. THERE WERE NO OTHER FLIGHTS MADE SINCE THE STUDENT HAD PARKED THE PLANE.THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR MADE CONTACT WITH THE STUDENT AND LEARNED THAT ON HIS SECOND LANDING, HE DID 'BOUNCE IT" AFTER A HARDER THEN NORMAL TOUCHDOWN. HE NOW BELIEVES THAT THIS IS WHEN THE DAMAGE OCCURED.THE STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS A NON-REPORTABLE INCIDENT. THUS THEY DID NOT CONTACT THE FAA OR NTSB.ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2011, INSPECTOR BRAD BEHNKE BECAME AWARE OF THE PROP STRIKE AND CONTACTED HIS SUPERVISOR.SEPTEMBER 23, AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR DAN FOWLER MADE THE SCENE AND ALSO DETERMINED THAT IT WAS AN INCIDENT. INSPECTORS KEEN AND BLOCH INTERVIEW THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WHO DID NOT STATE THAT THIS WAS FLOWN BY A STUDENT PILOT.FURTHER INVESTIGATION ON OCTOBER 6, 2011 REVEALED THE FACT THAT THIS WAS A INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AND BY ORDER 8900.1, VOLUME 6, CHAPTER 1, SECTION 5 THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SHALL BE OBSERVED CONDUCTING TRAINING.OCTOBER 7, 2011 A MEETING WAS HELD AT THE GREENWOOD AIRPORT WITH INSPECTOR KEEN, BLOCK, THE CFI AND THE STUDENT PILOT.STUDENT PILOT ADMITS THAT HE WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THAT HE DID HAVE A "PROP STRIKE" ON AUGUST 31, 2011.