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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Kalispell, MT · August 19, 2015

Date
August 19, 2015 · 11:32 local
Place
Kalispell, MT
Airport
Kalispell City
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N733NH
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA15CA235
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,412 total1,412 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On August 19, 2015 at approximately 1132 MST, a Cessna CE-172N, sustained substantial damage to the front landing gear, right and left wing tips, firewall and propeller, and minor damage to the horizontal stabilizer during touchdown at Kalispell City Airport (S27) Montana while on a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight. Visual metrological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The private pilot and his passenger on board were un injured.

The flight originated at S27 @ 1030 am MST with S27 as destination.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 19, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 1132 MST, A CESSNA CE-172N, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FRONT LANDING GEAR, RIGHT AND LEFT WING TIPS, FIREWALL AND PROPELLER, AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER DURING TOUCHDOWN AT KALISPELL CITY AIRPORT (S27) MONTANA WHILE ON A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER ON BOARD WERE UN INJURED.

THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT S27 @ 1030 AM MST WITH S27 AS DESTINATION.

NTSB investigation

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