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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Riverside, CA · September 1, 2020

Date: September 1, 2020 · 07:00 local
Place: Riverside, CA
Airport: Riverside
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N955SP
Reported as: Cessna 172S
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total1,000 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N955SPRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S8155 · Built 1999 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot of N955SP took off from flabob airport on 09/01/2020 shortly before 0700. He was enroute to Riverside Airport about 3-4 NM away.

Once he landed at Riverside he heard a loud noise come from the area of the propeller and then it went away. He decided to park in the transient area to look a the plane in order to figure out what he heard.

The pilot realized he forgot to remove the tow bar from the aircraft after he completed his preflight at the flabob airport.

Airport personnel at the Riverside Airport found the tow bar in the infield between runway 27 and taxiway b, which parallels runway 27.

A bend in the propeller was found at the tip of one of the prop blades and several red marks found on the body of the aircraft toward the front.

No other damage found.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT OF N955SP TOOK OFF FROM FLABOB AIRPORT ON 09/01/2020 SHORTLY BEFORE 0700. HE WAS ENROUTE TO RIVERSIDE AIRPORT ABOUT 3-4 NM AWAY.

ONCE HE LANDED AT RIVERSIDE HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COME FROM THE AREA OF THE PROPELLER AND THEN IT WENT AWAY. HE DECIDED TO PARK IN THE TRANSIENT AREA TO LOOK A THE PLANE IN ORDER TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HE HEARD.

THE PILOT REALIZED HE FORGOT TO REMOVE THE TOW BAR FROM THE AIRCRAFT AFTER HE COMPLETED HIS PREFLIGHT AT THE FLABOB AIRPORT.

AIRPORT PERSONNEL AT THE RIVERSIDE AIRPORT FOUND THE TOW BAR IN THE INFIELD BETWEEN RUNWAY 27 AND TAXIWAY B, WHICH PARALLELS RUNWAY 27.

A BEND IN THE PROPELLER WAS FOUND AT THE TIP OF ONE OF THE PROP BLADES AND SEVERAL RED MARKS FOUND ON THE BODY OF THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD THE FRONT.

NO OTHER DAMAGE FOUND.