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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · London, KY · November 11, 2017

Date: November 11, 2017 · 10:30 local
Place: London, KY
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: 82GS
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2962E
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 130 total20 in this make and model43 in the last 90 days

N2962ERegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17271388 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Commercial pilot student was on a long cross country student mistook a field 5 to 10 miles north as the airport at London, KY (loz). He realized it was not the airport, had hit a wire with the prop dome and made a go-around and landed at the London, KY airport. 1 person on board, no injuries. Aircraft sustained minor damage. Incident reported by the chief flight instructor of airgo, inc flight school. Aircraft left in loz airport.

As the FAA filed it

COMMERCIAL PILOT STUDENT WAS ON A LONG CROSS COUNTRY STUDENT MISTOOK A FIELD 5 TO 10 MILES NORTH AS THE AIRPORT AT LONDON, KY (LOZ). HE REALIZED IT WAS NOT THE AIRPORT, HAD HIT A WIRE WITH THE PROP DOME AND MADE A GO-AROUND AND LANDED AT THE LONDON, KY AIRPORT. 1 PERSON ON BOARD, NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. INCIDENT REPORTED BY THE CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR OF AIRGO, INC FLIGHT SCHOOL. AIRCRAFT LEFT IN LOZ AIRPORT.

Other reports on N2962E · 2

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

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