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FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Niagara Falls, NY · November 14, 2011

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Date
November 14, 2011 · 12:00 local
Place
Niagara Falls, NY
Airport
Niagara Falls International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1419F
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
N1419FRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S10672 · Built 2008Airframe modelCessna 172SEngine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

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

This aircraft departed lancaster airport (bqr) to perform practice landings on 11/14/2011 at the Niagara Falls International Airport (kiag). This aircraft experienced a hard landing nose low and one propeller blade struck the ground. The pilot did not realize that the propeller had struck the ground and returned to bqr. After parking the aircraft at bqr the student pilot noticed the propeller blade tip bent and advised the operator.

As the FAA filed it

THIS AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LANCASTER AIRPORT (BQR) TO PERFORM PRACTICE LANDINGS ON 11/14/2011 AT THE NIAGARA FALLS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KIAG). THIS AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING NOSE LOW AND ONE PROPELLER BLADE STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PILOT DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE PROPELLER HAD STRUCK THE GROUND AND RETURNED TO BQR. AFTER PARKING THE AIRCRAFT AT BQR THE STUDENT PILOT NOTICED THE PROPELLER BLADE TIP BENT AND ADVISED THE OPERATOR.