20170730010199A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Carlsbad, CA · July 30, 2017

Date
July 30, 2017 · 13:30 local
Place
Carlsbad, CA
Airport
Mcclellan Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N497TC
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA470
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
93 total92 in this make and model7 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.

Departed krnm enroute to kcrq. Approx. 10 miles east of kcrq received weather, contacted kcrq tower and received reporting instructions, straight in clearance to land rwy 24. Approximately 1330 PDT porpoise landing resulted in prop strike. Executed go around, cleared to land rwy 24. Landed, taxied back to parking space and secured airplane. Reported incident to flight school.

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED KRNM ENROUTE TO KCRQ. APPROX. 10 MILES EAST OF KCRQ RECEIVED WEATHER, CONTACTED KCRQ TOWER AND RECEIVED REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS, STRAIGHT IN CLEARANCE TO LAND RWY 24. APPROXIMATELY 1330 PDT PORPOISE LANDING RESULTED IN PROP STRIKE. EXECUTED GO AROUND, CLEARED TO LAND RWY 24. LANDED, TAXIED BACK TO PARKING SPACE AND SECURED AIRPLANE. REPORTED INCIDENT TO FLIGHT SCHOOL.

NTSB investigation

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