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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172L · Palmyra, PA · May 2, 2018

Date: May 2, 2018 · 20:15 local
Place: Palmyra, PA
Airport: Reigle Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2844Q
Reported as: Cessna 172L
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 215 total103 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N2844QRegistered now · Cessna 172LS/N 17259844 · Built 1971 Airframe modelCessna 172L 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.

On the airman's third attempt to land in a crosswind, with diminishing daylight, the airman landed long and fast. Airman reported he did not perform a go around due to his anxiety with and lack of experience in night flying. The aircraft touched down at approximately mid point on the runway. Airman failed to maintain directional control and departed the right side of the runway sustaining minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON THE AIRMAN'S THIRD ATTEMPT TO LAND IN A CROSSWIND, WITH DIMINISHING DAYLIGHT, THE AIRMAN LANDED LONG AND FAST. AIRMAN REPORTED HE DID NOT PERFORM A GO AROUND DUE TO HIS ANXIETY WITH AND LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN NIGHT FLYING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY MID POINT ON THE RUNWAY. AIRMAN FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY SUSTAINING MINOR DAMAGE.