What happened
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On August 15, 2019 at 1355 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172S, N647SP, received minor damage while landing at Millville Executive Airport (miv), Millville, new jersey. There were no injuries to either of the two pilots on board. The instructional flight was conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 141. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the duration of the flight and the pilots reported that there were no mechanical problems with the aircraft prior to the incident.
The pilots reported that they departed harford county airport (0W3), churchville, Maryland on an instrument approach training flight, landing at Millville Executive Airport (miv), Millville, new jersey. After a normal landing and rollout on runway 10 in Millville, the pilots slowed to normal taxi speed and began to exit the runway onto taxiway c. at that moment, the left main landing gear collapsed. The instructor pilot executed an emergency engine shutdown procedure as the aircraft came to a stop on taxiway c, fifty feet north of runway c. the two pilots exited and secured the aircraft.
Examination of the airplane by a federal aviation administration inspector revealed damage to the left main landing gear, left elevator, rudder lower tip cover, and rear tie down bolt. The left main landing gear spring was broken, causing the tail of the aircraft to contact the runway. The underside of the left elevator was ground away, exposing the internal structure. The tail tie down was broken off, and the rudder lower tip cover was damaged.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 15, 2019 AT 1355 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172S, N647SP, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT MILLVILLE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (MIV), MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER OF THE TWO PILOTS ON BOARD. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 141. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT AND THE PILOTS REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.
THE PILOTS REPORTED THAT THEY DEPARTED HARFORD COUNTY AIRPORT (0W3), CHURCHVILLE, MARYLAND ON AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH TRAINING FLIGHT, LANDING AT MILLVILLE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (MIV), MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY. AFTER A NORMAL LANDING AND ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 10 IN MILLVILLE, THE PILOTS SLOWED TO NORMAL TAXI SPEED AND BEGAN TO EXIT THE RUNWAY ONTO TAXIWAY C. AT THAT MOMENT, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY ENGINE SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON TAXIWAY C, FIFTY FEET NORTH OF RUNWAY C. THE TWO PILOTS EXITED AND SECURED THE AIRCRAFT.
EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, LEFT ELEVATOR, RUDDER LOWER TIP COVER, AND REAR TIE DOWN BOLT. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SPRING WAS BROKEN, CAUSING THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEFT ELEVATOR WAS GROUND AWAY, EXPOSING THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE. THE TAIL TIE DOWN WAS BROKEN OFF, AND THE RUDDER LOWER TIP COVER WAS DAMAGED.
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