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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Hillsboro, OR · October 12, 2011

Date: October 12, 2011 · 16:20 local
Place: Hillsboro, OR
Airport: Skyport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N52013
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR12CA008
Reported as: Cessna 172P
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 60 total

N52013Registered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17274394 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Shortly after landing on a grass strip the aircraft hit a bump and the aircraft bounced back into the air. The instructor then added power and the returned to Hillsboro. On landing at Hillsboro they noticed that the aircraft didn't seem to track normally on landing roll out. During a walk around after flight they noticed the right main landing gear axle bent and some skin wrinkles aft of the right main landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

SHORTLY AFTER LANDING ON A GRASS STRIP THE AIRCRAFT HIT A BUMP AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN ADDED POWER AND THE RETURNED TO HILLSBORO. ON LANDING AT HILLSBORO THEY NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DIDN'T SEEM TO TRACK NORMALLY ON LANDING ROLL OUT. DURING A WALK AROUND AFTER FLIGHT THEY NOTICED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AXLE BENT AND SOME SKIN WRINKLES AFT OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR12CA008Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCornelius, ORThe airplane’s encounter with an unseen hole or obstacle on the grass runway.Oct 12, 2011 · Substantial damage