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FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Mcminnville, OR · October 1, 2015

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Date
October 1, 2015 · 08:10 local
Place
Mcminnville, OR
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N20488
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA16CA011
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,519 total522 in this make and model68 in the last 90 days
N20488Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17261331 · Built 1973Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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CFII was providing night flight instruction at the mmv airport to a student pilot who did not have night flight endorsements or solo endorsement in CE-172 . The student was approaching rwy 22 for touch and go practice, and was allowed to descend on the PAPI until all four lights showed red. The CFI did not take the controls back from the student or require flight path corrections, and the airplane struck the runway end light at the approach end of rwy 22 just before touch down.

After the impact, the instructor taxied to the ramp and found the RH MLG strut fairing had been damaged by impacting the light. He reported doing a "cursory" inspection of the lower fuselage of the aircraft for other damage, contacted the flight school owner, and told the owner that no other damage had been found than a bent RH MLG fairing. CFI then flew the airplane to aurora airport (uao) with the student on board with no further incident.

When discovered the next day by the flight school owner, in addition to damage to the RH MLG strut fairing, damage was found to the leading edge of the RH horizontal stabilizer. Close up inspection found substantial damage had been incurred to the RH horizontal stablizer spar, which had been bent by impact at the lower edge approximately 1 foot outboard of the center section.

As the FAA filed it

CFII WAS PROVIDING NIGHT FLIGHT INSTRUCTION AT THE MMV AIRPORT TO A STUDENT PILOT WHO DID NOT HAVE NIGHT FLIGHT ENDORSEMENTS OR SOLO ENDORSEMENT IN CE-172 . THE STUDENT WAS APPROACHING RWY 22 FOR TOUCH AND GO PRACTICE, AND WAS ALLOWED TO DESCEND ON THE PAPI UNTIL ALL FOUR LIGHTS SHOWED RED. THE CFI DID NOT TAKE THE CONTROLS BACK FROM THE STUDENT OR REQUIRE FLIGHT PATH CORRECTIONS, AND THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE RUNWAY END LIGHT AT THE APPROACH END OF RWY 22 JUST BEFORE TOUCH DOWN.

AFTER THE IMPACT, THE INSTRUCTOR TAXIED TO THE RAMP AND FOUND THE RH MLG STRUT FAIRING HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY IMPACTING THE LIGHT. HE REPORTED DOING A "CURSORY" INSPECTION OF THE LOWER FUSELAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR OTHER DAMAGE, CONTACTED THE FLIGHT SCHOOL OWNER, AND TOLD THE OWNER THAT NO OTHER DAMAGE HAD BEEN FOUND THAN A BENT RH MLG FAIRING. CFI THEN FLEW THE AIRPLANE TO AURORA AIRPORT (UAO) WITH THE STUDENT ON BOARD WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT.

WHEN DISCOVERED THE NEXT DAY BY THE FLIGHT SCHOOL OWNER, IN ADDITION TO DAMAGE TO THE RH MLG STRUT FAIRING, DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RH HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. CLOSE UP INSPECTION FOUND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE HAD BEEN INCURRED TO THE RH HORIZONTAL STABLIZER SPAR, WHICH HAD BEEN BENT BY IMPACT AT THE LOWER EDGE APPROXIMATELY 1 FOOT OUTBOARD OF THE CENTER SECTION.

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 GAA16CA011Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMcMinnville, ORThe flight instructor's failure to correct the student pilot's approach path during the final approach, which resulted in a collision with runway threshold lights. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's failure to attain and maintain the…Oct 2, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N20488 · 1

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

Accident 20060328030479ALevel Off Touchdown · Aurora, OR(-23) This office was not notified of this accident. We did not receive a fax/other from nwmr r.o. the first we learned of this accident was when AAI-200 advised us 10/04/2006 that the -23 report was missing. Pilot made a hard landing. Student pilot. Solo…Mar 28, 2006 · Substantial damage