20200918012329I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172K · Smyrna, TN · September 18, 2020

Date
September 18, 2020 · 11:44 local
Place
Smyrna, TN
Airport
Smyrna
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N84162
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
245 total175 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On 09/18/2020 N84162 was piloted by privacy data omitted. Seconds after he landed on rwy 32 at kmqy with a crosswind his left wing dipped and hit the ground. At the same time the prop also contacted the ground. The aircraft settled back on the landing gear after impact and was able to be taxied to the FBO. The tower advised the wind was 060 at 18 just prior to landing. The official METAR indicated winds 020 at 10.

As the FAA filed it

ON 09/18/2020 N84162 WAS PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. SECONDS AFTER HE LANDED ON RWY 32 AT KMQY WITH A CROSSWIND HIS LEFT WING DIPPED AND HIT THE GROUND. AT THE SAME TIME THE PROP ALSO CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK ON THE LANDING GEAR AFTER IMPACT AND WAS ABLE TO BE TAXIED TO THE FBO. THE TOWER ADVISED THE WIND WAS 060 AT 18 JUST PRIOR TO LANDING. THE OFFICIAL METAR INDICATED WINDS 020 AT 10.