OpenAirDocs.org

20190515004659I

Incident · Minor damage
Open the Markdown

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Greenville, SC · May 15, 2019

FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal

© OpenStreetMap
Date
May 15, 2019 · 16:00 local
Place
Greenville, SC
Airport
Greenville Downtown
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N50590
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,100 total
N50590Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17264212 · Built 1974Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

N50590 departed Greenville Downtown Airport (gmu) at approximately 0954 for a training flight. The flight path was over Greenville city, northern easley and the clemson airport and arrived back at gmu around 1109. During the post flight inspection, they observed a hole under the right wing of the aircraft. The hole appeared to be from a bullet that entered through the bottom of the wing and exited through the top. A police report was filed with the Greenville city police department.

As the FAA filed it

N50590 DEPARTED GREENVILLE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (GMU) AT APPROXIMATELY 0954 FOR A TRAINING FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT PATH WAS OVER GREENVILLE CITY, NORTHERN EASLEY AND THE CLEMSON AIRPORT AND ARRIVED BACK AT GMU AROUND 1109. DURING THE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, THEY OBSERVED A HOLE UNDER THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE HOLE APPEARED TO BE FROM A BULLET THAT ENTERED THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE WING AND EXITED THROUGH THE TOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE GREENVILLE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT.