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FAA incident report · Cessna 172R · Fort Worth, TX · July 7, 2018

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Date
July 7, 2018 · 20:15 local
Place
Fort Worth, TX
Airport
Meacham
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N81AF
Reported as
Cessna 172R
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
80 total67 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N81AFRegistration cancelled Jul 10, 2019 · Cessna 172RS/N 17280072 · Built 1997Airframe modelCessna 172REngine modelLycoming I0360 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 07/07/2018 at approximately 1900 central standard time (CST), airman privacy data omitted privacy data omitted was pilot-in-command of aircraft N81AF. The fight was operating under 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91, rules governing operations in visual meteorological conditions (VMC). Airman privacy data omitted stated he along with a passenger were conducting a pleasure flight, departing and returning to the Fort Worth Meacham international airport, airport identifier ftw. In addition, that he had received the current wind/forecasted weather condition(s) before the flight.

Airman privacy data omitted stated that ftw operational control tower was directing him/aircraft N81AF and another aircraft in the traffic pattern for approach, he/aircraft N81AF was positioned second to approach/land. However, ftw operational control tower re-sequenced him/aircraft N81AF to land first, during the approach phase. Airman privacy data omitted stated, this caused a state of urgency, along with having difficulty hearing radio transmission and ATC directions. The ?go first to land? Process complicated the approach, with so many distractions; the aircrafts control and loss of situation awareness cause a hard landing.

As the FAA filed it

ON 07/07/2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME (CST), AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF AIRCRAFT N81AF. THE FIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91, RULES GOVERNING OPERATIONS IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC). AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE ALONG WITH A PASSENGER WERE CONDUCTING A PLEASURE FLIGHT, DEPARTING AND RETURNING TO THE FORT WORTH MEACHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AIRPORT IDENTIFIER FTW. IN ADDITION, THAT HE HAD RECEIVED THE CURRENT WIND/FORECASTED WEATHER CONDITION(S) BEFORE THE FLIGHT.

AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT FTW OPERATIONAL CONTROL TOWER WAS DIRECTING HIM/AIRCRAFT N81AF AND ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR APPROACH, HE/AIRCRAFT N81AF WAS POSITIONED SECOND TO APPROACH/LAND. HOWEVER, FTW OPERATIONAL CONTROL TOWER RE-SEQUENCED HIM/AIRCRAFT N81AF TO LAND FIRST, DURING THE APPROACH PHASE. AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED, THIS CAUSED A STATE OF URGENCY, ALONG WITH HAVING DIFFICULTY HEARING RADIO TRANSMISSION AND ATC DIRECTIONS. THE ?GO FIRST TO LAND? PROCESS COMPLICATED THE APPROACH, WITH SO MANY DISTRACTIONS; THE AIRCRAFTS CONTROL AND LOSS OF SITUATION AWARENESS CAUSE A HARD LANDING.