# Incident 20190815016079I: Cessna 172S, Millville, NJ, August 15, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2019, 13:55 local time
- Place: Millville, NJ
- Airport: Millville Executive Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 7HDS
- Location: 39.4021° N, 75.0393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Millville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4021&lon=-75.0393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N647SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N647SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190815016079I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## Other reports on N647SP (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20130818016909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130818016909A), Aug 18, 2013: Cessna 172S (N647SP), Middletown, DE, Substantial damage. Enter narrative On Sunday, 8/18/2013, at approximately 7:15 pm, a student pilot landed a CE-172S, N647SP, s/n 172S8054 hard on runway 35 at Summit Airport…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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