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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 · Mt Vernon, IL · June 4, 2013

Date: June 4, 2013 · 13:00 local
Place: Mt Vernon, IL
Phase of flight: Unknown
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N325PC
Reported as: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 20-C1
Reported engine: Continental IO-240-B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 42 total42 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N325PCRegistered now · Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1S/N C0522 · Built 2008 Airframe modelDiamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1 Engine modelContinental IO-240-BReciprocating

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What happened

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

Minor damage to the propeller on N325PC was reported to st louis university parks college flight school on June 05, 2013. The damage was discovered during a preflight inspection. A review of flight records revealed a student pilot had flown the aircraft on a solo cross country the previous day. The student pilot stated she was on her initial solo cross country on June 04, 2013 to Mt Vernon, IL and return to cahokia, IL stl louis downtown airport. She states she made a "rough" landing at mount Vernon airport but was unaware of a prop strike. She further states she did not see any propeller damage at Mt Vernon nor on her return to st. louis downtown airport. Stl FSDO, the certificate holding district office for parks college approved flight school, is continuing the investigation.

As the FAA filed it

MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER ON N325PC WAS REPORTED TO ST LOUIS UNIVERSITY PARKS COLLEGE FLIGHT SCHOOL ON JUNE 05, 2013. THE DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED DURING A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION. A REVIEW OF FLIGHT RECORDS REVEALED A STUDENT PILOT HAD FLOWN THE AIRCRAFT ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY THE PREVIOUS DAY. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED SHE WAS ON HER INITIAL SOLO CROSS COUNTRY ON JUNE 04, 2013 TO MT VERNON, IL AND RETURN TO CAHOKIA, IL STL LOUIS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT. SHE STATES SHE MADE A "ROUGH" LANDING AT MOUNT VERNON AIRPORT BUT WAS UNAWARE OF A PROP STRIKE. SHE FURTHER STATES SHE DID NOT SEE ANY PROPELLER DAMAGE AT MT VERNON NOR ON HER RETURN TO ST. LOUIS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT. STL FSDO, THE CERTIFICATE HOLDING DISTRICT OFFICE FOR PARKS COLLEGE APPROVED FLIGHT SCHOOL, IS CONTINUING THE INVESTIGATION.