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FAA incident report · Cessna 172R · Wilmington, NC · October 22, 2017

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Date
October 22, 2017 · 12:00 local
Place
Wilmington, NC
Airport
Wilmington International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
FFFA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N53340
Reported as
Cessna 172R
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Unknown or foreign certificate
N53340Registered now · Cessna 172RS/N 17281160 · Built 2003Airframe modelCessna 172REngine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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.

It was reported to the gso FSDO by the dom of air Wilmington that their part 135 aircraft, N53340, had sustained damage to the nose landing gear, nose landing gear wheel pant, and firewall. Management personnel from the operator were unable to identify the flight in which the damage was sustained and, therefore, were unable to determine the identity of the pilot in command for that flight. Inspector allen visited the operator on 11/6/17 and conducted interviews with the owner of air Wilmington, the director of maintenance, and two of the flight instructor who had rented the aircraft during the time period the damage was beleived to have occurred. Inspector allen also obtained the rental record for the aircraft. All pilots that rented the aircraft during the time period the damage was believed to have occurred were contacted/interviewed and all stated that they experienced no abnormalities during their flights and did not believe that the aircraft was damaged during any of their landings.

Inspector allen spoke to the NTSB concerning the extent of the damage to the aircraft and they agreed that the damage was minimal and this event was to be classified as an incident.

As the FAA filed it

IT WAS REPORTED TO THE GSO FSDO BY THE DOM OF AIR WILMINGTON THAT THEIR PART 135 AIRCRAFT, N53340, HAD SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL PANT, AND FIREWALL. MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL FROM THE OPERATOR WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE FLIGHT IN WHICH THE DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED AND, THEREFORE, WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE IDENTITY OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND FOR THAT FLIGHT. INSPECTOR ALLEN VISITED THE OPERATOR ON 11/6/17 AND CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS WITH THE OWNER OF AIR WILMINGTON, THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE, AND TWO OF THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WHO HAD RENTED THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE TIME PERIOD THE DAMAGE WAS BELEIVED TO HAVE OCCURRED. INSPECTOR ALLEN ALSO OBTAINED THE RENTAL RECORD FOR THE AIRCRAFT. ALL PILOTS THAT RENTED THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE TIME PERIOD THE DAMAGE WAS BELIEVED TO HAVE OCCURRED WERE CONTACTED/INTERVIEWED AND ALL STATED THAT THEY EXPERIENCED NO ABNORMALITIES DURING THEIR FLIGHTS AND DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED DURING ANY OF THEIR LANDINGS.

INSPECTOR ALLEN SPOKE TO THE NTSB CONCERNING THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THEY AGREED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL AND THIS EVENT WAS TO BE CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT.