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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Livermore, CA · April 5, 2018

Date: April 5, 2018 · 12:03 local
Place: Livermore, CA
Airport: Livermore Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1438U
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA18CA201
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 963 total826 in this make and model175 in the last 90 days

N1438URegistered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17267105 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 172M 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.

While aircraft was landing on runway 25L at Livermore Municipal Airport CA, a low level wind gust pushed the aircraft towards the left (south) side of the runway. When the CFI became aware of what was occurring, he tried to grab the controls from the student and go around, but it was too late. Full throttle was applied, but the aircraft bounced off the ground with the right wheel on the runway and left wheel in the grass. CFI felt that while left wheel was in the grass that it caught on something, spinning the aircraft to the left. They landed sideways of the runway, nose wheel first, which caused the nose wheel to break off and the prop to strike.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 25L AT LIVERMORE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT CA, A LOW LEVEL WIND GUST PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARDS THE LEFT (SOUTH) SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE CFI BECAME AWARE OF WHAT WAS OCCURRING, HE TRIED TO GRAB THE CONTROLS FROM THE STUDENT AND GO AROUND, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. FULL THROTTLE WAS APPLIED, BUT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED OFF THE GROUND WITH THE RIGHT WHEEL ON THE RUNWAY AND LEFT WHEEL IN THE GRASS. CFI FELT THAT WHILE LEFT WHEEL WAS IN THE GRASS THAT IT CAUGHT ON SOMETHING, SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT. THEY LANDED SIDEWAYS OF THE RUNWAY, NOSE WHEEL FIRST, WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE WHEEL TO BREAK OFF AND THE PROP TO STRIKE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB GAA18CA201Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLivermore, CAThe student pilot’s failure to maintain runway centerline and flight instructor’s delayed remedial action during landing.Apr 5, 2018 · Substantial damage