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FAA incident report · Cessna 172R · Byron, CA · February 15, 2020

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Date
February 15, 2020 · 11:00 local
Place
Byron, CA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N91934
Reported as
Cessna 172R
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
514 total9 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N91934Registered now · Cessna 172RS/N 17281613 · Built 2012Airframe modelCessna 172REngine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

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

On 2/15/20 I received an email from a CFR 141 flight school of an incident involving one of their aircraft that involved a prop strike. The pilot departed from the hayward airport and upon performing touch and go at the Byron airport returned to hayward where the pilot discovered the prop strike.

2/19/20 Inspected aircraft at the hwd airport. Propeller has damage on one blade (slightly ground down) the second blade missing about 1-2 inches. Lower engine firewall shows signs of buckling. Forward fuselage belly skin buckled. Cabin forward floors buckled. Upper t-bar on pilots side contacting instrument panel structure (yoke very difficult to move forward and aft. Inspected log books. Current required inspections up to date.

Met with pilot 2/19/20 with an ops inspector. Pilot described no problems with aircraft upon departure from hwd. Described touch and go into Byron. In the landing flare the pilot recalls the airplane ballooning, nosing down to correct and flaring again. The airplane sank real hard and touched down flatly. Pilot completed touch and go and a radio communication from someone on the ground indicating to the pilot that he may have had a prop strike. Pilot stated he performed a flight check of aircraft in flight with no concerns and decided to return to hwd. Upon landing in hwd pilot tied down aircraft and discovered prop damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON 2/15/20 I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM A CFR 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL OF AN INCIDENT INVOLVING ONE OF THEIR AIRCRAFT THAT INVOLVED A PROP STRIKE. THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM THE HAYWARD AIRPORT AND UPON PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO AT THE BYRON AIRPORT RETURNED TO HAYWARD WHERE THE PILOT DISCOVERED THE PROP STRIKE.

2/19/20 INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AT THE HWD AIRPORT. PROPELLER HAS DAMAGE ON ONE BLADE (SLIGHTLY GROUND DOWN) THE SECOND BLADE MISSING ABOUT 1-2 INCHES. LOWER ENGINE FIREWALL SHOWS SIGNS OF BUCKLING. FORWARD FUSELAGE BELLY SKIN BUCKLED. CABIN FORWARD FLOORS BUCKLED. UPPER T-BAR ON PILOTS SIDE CONTACTING INSTRUMENT PANEL STRUCTURE (YOKE VERY DIFFICULT TO MOVE FORWARD AND AFT. INSPECTED LOG BOOKS. CURRENT REQUIRED INSPECTIONS UP TO DATE.

MET WITH PILOT 2/19/20 WITH AN OPS INSPECTOR. PILOT DESCRIBED NO PROBLEMS WITH AIRCRAFT UPON DEPARTURE FROM HWD. DESCRIBED TOUCH AND GO INTO BYRON. IN THE LANDING FLARE THE PILOT RECALLS THE AIRPLANE BALLOONING, NOSING DOWN TO CORRECT AND FLARING AGAIN. THE AIRPLANE SANK REAL HARD AND TOUCHED DOWN FLATLY. PILOT COMPLETED TOUCH AND GO AND A RADIO COMMUNICATION FROM SOMEONE ON THE GROUND INDICATING TO THE PILOT THAT HE MAY HAVE HAD A PROP STRIKE. PILOT STATED HE PERFORMED A FLIGHT CHECK OF AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT WITH NO CONCERNS AND DECIDED TO RETURN TO HWD. UPON LANDING IN HWD PILOT TIED DOWN AIRCRAFT AND DISCOVERED PROP DAMAGE.