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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Chattanooga, TN · February 4, 2015

Date: February 4, 2015 · 08:15 local
Place: Chattanooga, TN
Airport: Dallas Bay Sky Park
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6552F
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N6552FRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17273239 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 172N 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.

Student pilot landed aircraft on runway 23. After rollout on runway 23 aircraft slowed to a stop and began executing a 180 degree left turn so the student could back taxi down the runway to drop the CFI off. While completing this left hand turn, the left landing gear strut collapsed. Initial investigation reveals left landing gear strut broke off outboard of the attaching bolt. This resulted in the aircraft resting on the left wing tip in the middle of the runway with associated damage to the left wing tip, left horizontal stabilator and elevator.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 23. AFTER ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 23 AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO A STOP AND BEGAN EXECUTING A 180 DEGREE LEFT TURN SO THE STUDENT COULD BACK TAXI DOWN THE RUNWAY TO DROP THE CFI OFF. WHILE COMPLETING THIS LEFT HAND TURN, THE LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT COLLAPSED. INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALS LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT BROKE OFF OUTBOARD OF THE ATTACHING BOLT. THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT RESTING ON THE LEFT WING TIP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RUNWAY WITH ASSOCIATED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP, LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILATOR AND ELEVATOR.

Other reports on N6552F · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19890910034162AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Key West, FLStopped unexpectedly while taxiing for takeoff. A waco N32133 taxiing behind did not see him stop, struck empennageSep 10, 1989 · Minor damage