20150528018949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172R · Beaver Falls Pa, PA · May 28, 2015

Date: May 28, 2015 · 12:00 local
Place: Beaver Falls Pa, PA
Airport: Port Meadville Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: FB8S
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N984WU
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA15CA119
Reported as: Cessna 172-R
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 40 total40 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

N984WURegistered now · Cessna 172RS/N 17280510 · Built 1998 Airframe modelCessna 172R Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

On 5/28/2015 at approximately 12:00 pm the solo student pilot landing at Meadville (kgkj) airport bounced the aircraft 2 times while landing on runway 25. The aircraft nose-wheel tire was deflated due to the bounce on the runway. The tire separated from the rim when the aircraft was taxied off the runway on the deflated tire. The student pilot contacted his flight instructor (at moore aviation) to report the flat tire. Moore aviation dispatched a mechanic to replace the tire/rim assembly. The tire/rim assembly was replaced and the aircraft departed Meadville airport at approximately 1400 for Beaver county airport and landed there without futher incident.

However on the next scheduled flight of the same day it was discovered that the propeller had blade tip damage from striking a hard surface. A detailed inspection revealed further substantial damage to the nose gear housing frame, with additional damage to the firewall. The incident is now classified as an accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON 5/28/2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 PM THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT LANDING AT MEADVILLE (KGKJ) AIRPORT BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT 2 TIMES WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 25. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE-WHEEL TIRE WAS DEFLATED DUE TO THE BOUNCE ON THE RUNWAY. THE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE RIM WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY ON THE DEFLATED TIRE. THE STUDENT PILOT CONTACTED HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (AT MOORE AVIATION) TO REPORT THE FLAT TIRE. MOORE AVIATION DISPATCHED A MECHANIC TO REPLACE THE TIRE/RIM ASSEMBLY. THE TIRE/RIM ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MEADVILLE AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 FOR BEAVER COUNTY AIRPORT AND LANDED THERE WITHOUT FUTHER INCIDENT.

HOWEVER ON THE NEXT SCHEDULED FLIGHT OF THE SAME DAY IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PROPELLER HAD BLADE TIP DAMAGE FROM STRIKING A HARD SURFACE. A DETAILED INSPECTION REVEALED FURTHER SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR HOUSING FRAME, WITH ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL. THE INCIDENT IS NOW CLASSIFIED AS AN ACCIDENT.

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 GAA15CA119Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBeaver Falls, PAThe student pilot's failure to maintain airplane attitude control during the landing, resulting in a hard landing.May 28, 2015 · Substantial damage