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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Hickory, NC · January 7, 2020

Date: January 7, 2020 · 15:20 local
Place: Hickory, NC
Airport: Hickory Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N73453
Reported as: Cessna 172M
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N73453Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17267471 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft was on a VFR flight inbound for landing runway 24, when, after the aircraft touched down, as reported by the pilot, a gust of wind caused the aircraft to become airborne again and blown off the left side of the runway. Wind was reported from the wnw at 14 gusting to 20 knots. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the left wheel pant and one runway edge light was damaged.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT INBOUND FOR LANDING RUNWAY 24, WHEN, AFTER THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, AS REPORTED BY THE PILOT, A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND BLOWN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. WIND WAS REPORTED FROM THE WNW AT 14 GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WHEEL PANT AND ONE RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT WAS DAMAGED.

Other reports on N73453 · 1

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

Incident 19990110039249IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Charleston, SCWhile taxing onto the grass tie down area, the pilot attempted to taxi around another aircraft (taxiing off the taxiway area in a grassy area), when the aircraft was taxied back to the taxiway, the nose wheel hit a pipe burried in the ground. The sudden stop…Jan 10, 1999 · Substantial damage