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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172A · Fallbrook, CA · March 30, 2018

Date: March 30, 2018 · 13:00 local
Place: Fallbrook, CA
Airport: Fallbrook Airpark
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7452T
Reported as: Cessna 172A
Reported engine: Continental 0-300 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 390 total300 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N7452TRegistration cancelled Mar 27, 2020 · Cessna 172AS/N 47052 · Built 1959 Airframe modelCessna 172A Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The aircraft took off from L-18 airpark and remained in the pattern. The pilot decided to land the aircraft and after touchdown, according to the pilot, a wind gust hit the airplane causing the pilot to braked hard to the left. The aircraft departed the runway and crossed into the taxiway striking the propeller a dirt mound. After the prop strike the pilot continued to taxi to the tie down area. The damaged propeller was removed and the aircraft is currently still with the manitenance shop for an engine teardown and inspection.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM L-18 AIRPARK AND REMAINED IN THE PATTERN. THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AND AFTER TOUCHDOWN, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, A WIND GUST HIT THE AIRPLANE CAUSING THE PILOT TO BRAKED HARD TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND CROSSED INTO THE TAXIWAY STRIKING THE PROPELLER A DIRT MOUND. AFTER THE PROP STRIKE THE PILOT CONTINUED TO TAXI TO THE TIE DOWN AREA. THE DAMAGED PROPELLER WAS REMOVED AND THE AIRCRAFT IS CURRENTLY STILL WITH THE MANITENANCE SHOP FOR AN ENGINE TEARDOWN AND INSPECTION.