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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Fulton, MO · August 14, 2016

Date
August 14, 2016 · 11:02 local
Place
Fulton, MO
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N78242
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA16CA473
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
413 total77 in this make and model6 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.

The pilot attempted a landing at elton hensley memorial airport (kftt) in Fulton, MO. Upon landing, the aircraft bounced several times resulting in the nose strut collapsing and a prop strike on the runway. The aircraft received substantial damage to the nose section. The pilot was the only occupant of the aircraft and was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING AT ELTON HENSLEY MEMORIAL AIRPORT (KFTT) IN FULTON, MO. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES RESULTING IN THE NOSE STRUT COLLAPSING AND A PROP STRIKE ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE SECTION. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

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