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FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Millville, NJ · May 29, 2019

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Date
May 29, 2019 · 10:00 local
Place
Millville, NJ
Airport
Millville Executive
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N346BS
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
228 total226 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days
N346BSRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S9757 · Built 2004Airframe modelCessna 172SEngine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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.

On 05/29/2019, an incident took place at Millville Executive Airport, in Millville, NJ (kmiv). N346BS departed runway 28 at Millville Executive Airport, and prepared for a touch and go. Prior to landing and in the flare, the aircraft hit the right wheel and bounced slightly. Power was then applied, approximately (1800 RPM). In the process, the pilot brought the flaps from 30 degrees to 20 degrees, and allowed the nose of the aircraft to point down, and was descending onto the ground.

Full power was added for the go

Around as the aircraft was in a descent towards the runway. Prior to the hard landing a passenger in the right seat (a non pilot) yelled out "pull up" and they both pulled up. This extreme action contributed to the impact of the tail skid and right tire.

The passenger took the aircraft from the pilot in command and flew the aircraft up to 500 to 1000 feet, and then gave the aircraft back to the pilot in command.

Unaware of any existing damage to the aircraft, the pilot and two passengers then flew to cape may airport (kwwd), and then to woodbine municipal airport (kobi), and then back to Millville Executive Airport (kmiv). The non pilot flew the last two legs.

After taxiing in and deplaning, the pilot in command flew solo and completed three more full stop landings by herself. She then taxied in to the fixed based operation and shut down.

The NTSB had downgraded this event from an accident to an incident. This came via email on 08/28/2019 from peter wentz. It has been determined that this aircraft did not receive substantial damage. The accident number (ERA19LA209) has been removed from the NTSB data base. The investigation is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

ON 05/29/2019, AN INCIDENT TOOK PLACE AT MILLVILLE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, IN MILLVILLE, NJ (KMIV). N346BS DEPARTED RUNWAY 28 AT MILLVILLE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, AND PREPARED FOR A TOUCH AND GO. PRIOR TO LANDING AND IN THE FLARE, THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RIGHT WHEEL AND BOUNCED SLIGHTLY. POWER WAS THEN APPLIED, APPROXIMATELY (1800 RPM). IN THE PROCESS, THE PILOT BROUGHT THE FLAPS FROM 30 DEGREES TO 20 DEGREES, AND ALLOWED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO POINT DOWN, AND WAS DESCENDING ONTO THE GROUND.

FULL POWER WAS ADDED FOR THE GO

AROUND AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A DESCENT TOWARDS THE RUNWAY. PRIOR TO THE HARD LANDING A PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT SEAT (A NON PILOT) YELLED OUT "PULL UP" AND THEY BOTH PULLED UP. THIS EXTREME ACTION CONTRIBUTED TO THE IMPACT OF THE TAIL SKID AND RIGHT TIRE.

THE PASSENGER TOOK THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND FLEW THE AIRCRAFT UP TO 500 TO 1000 FEET, AND THEN GAVE THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

UNAWARE OF ANY EXISTING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS THEN FLEW TO CAPE MAY AIRPORT (KWWD), AND THEN TO WOODBINE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KOBI), AND THEN BACK TO MILLVILLE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KMIV). THE NON PILOT FLEW THE LAST TWO LEGS.

AFTER TAXIING IN AND DEPLANING, THE PILOT IN COMMAND FLEW SOLO AND COMPLETED THREE MORE FULL STOP LANDINGS BY HERSELF. SHE THEN TAXIED IN TO THE FIXED BASED OPERATION AND SHUT DOWN.

THE NTSB HAD DOWNGRADED THIS EVENT FROM AN ACCIDENT TO AN INCIDENT. THIS CAME VIA EMAIL ON 08/28/2019 FROM PETER WENTZ. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THIS AIRCRAFT DID NOT RECEIVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE ACCIDENT NUMBER (ERA19LA209) HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE NTSB DATA BASE. THE INVESTIGATION IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.