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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Juneau, AK · September 6, 2015

Date
September 6, 2015 · 19:30 local
Place
Juneau, AK
Airport
Juneau International Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N20093
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
3,800 total1,400 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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.

Description of event: Juneau, AK (jnu): N20093, C172, N20093 reported while in the downwind that he may have hit a runway light while performing pattern work on runway 8. An ALERT2 was called due to possible aircraft damage. Upon visual inspection with binoculars by jnu ATCT, they identified a single runway light that had been struck. The aircraft flew a low approach, tower reported landing gear appeared normal and aircraft landed without incident, ARFF following behind. Runway was closed shortly after due to FOD, glass was removed and runway was reopened. Txt sent; advsd; jnu FSDO & NTSB

9/7 0330Z

9/8 1200 Adt with iic present, a & p/ia from wingnut aviation inspected aircraft and found no dammage . Interviewed PIC who stated he had been doing close pattern work (touch & goes) on rwy 8. As flight 66, a B-737, had reported barlo intersection (8 DME on the ijdl LOC) while he was down wind. Jnu ATCT instructed him to "make short approach, cleared touch and go, your traffic is an as jet inside 8 DME." Turning over the float pond onto final abeam charlie taxiway he noted he was not alligned with the rwy and initiated a go-around.

As the FAA filed it

DESCRIPTION OF EVENT: JUNEAU, AK (JNU): N20093, C172, N20093 REPORTED WHILE IN THE DOWNWIND THAT HE MAY HAVE HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT WHILE PERFORMING PATTERN WORK ON RUNWAY 8. AN ALERT2 WAS CALLED DUE TO POSSIBLE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION WITH BINOCULARS BY JNU ATCT, THEY IDENTIFIED A SINGLE RUNWAY LIGHT THAT HAD BEEN STRUCK. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW A LOW APPROACH, TOWER REPORTED LANDING GEAR APPEARED NORMAL AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, ARFF FOLLOWING BEHIND. RUNWAY WAS CLOSED SHORTLY AFTER DUE TO FOD, GLASS WAS REMOVED AND RUNWAY WAS REOPENED. TXT SENT; ADVSD; JNU FSDO & NTSB

9/7 0330Z

9/8 1200 ADT WITH IIC PRESENT, A & P/IA FROM WINGNUT AVIATION INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AND FOUND NO DAMMAGE . INTERVIEWED PIC WHO STATED HE HAD BEEN DOING CLOSE PATTERN WORK (TOUCH & GOES) ON RWY 8. AS FLIGHT 66, A B-737, HAD REPORTED BARLO INTERSECTION (8 DME ON THE IJDL LOC) WHILE HE WAS DOWN WIND. JNU ATCT INSTRUCTED HIM TO "MAKE SHORT APPROACH, CLEARED TOUCH AND GO, YOUR TRAFFIC IS AN AS JET INSIDE 8 DME." TURNING OVER THE FLOAT POND ONTO FINAL ABEAM CHARLIE TAXIWAY HE NOTED HE WAS NOT ALLIGNED WITH THE RWY AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND.