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FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Greenfield, IN · March 9, 2021

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Date
March 9, 2021 · 13:05 local
Place
Greenfield, IN
Airport
Indianapolis Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N903NS
Reported as
Cessna 172M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
442 total50 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days
N903NSRegistered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17267441 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On March 9, 2021, at approximately 1:05 pm eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172M aircraft, registered to privacy data omittedand operated by a commercial pilot, received minor damage when the propeller struck a runway light during the landing rollout on runway 25 at Indianapolis Regional Airport (kmqj). The pilot was returning to kmqj after conducting an aerial survey. The pilot reported when lining up for a straight-in approach for the runway the wind was 220 degrees at 8 knots with gusts up to 15 knots. During approach, the pilot reported fighting for centerline using the side slip technique and felt comfortable maintaining center using this technique for lateral control. The pilot stated being relaxed after touchdown and did not continue to correct for the wind when a wind gust took the pilot by surprise and pushed the aircraft off the right side of the runway. As the aircraft left the runway, the propeller struck a runway light and the aircraft came to rest in the taxiway safety area.

During the on-site investigation, the aircraft propeller leading edge was observed having approximately a one inch long by half inch deep gouge in the leading edge of one blade.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 9, 2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 1:05 PM EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172M AIRCRAFT, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^AND OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN THE PROPELLER STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 25 AT INDIANAPOLIS REGIONAL AIRPORT (KMQJ). THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO KMQJ AFTER CONDUCTING AN AERIAL SURVEY. THE PILOT REPORTED WHEN LINING UP FOR A STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH FOR THE RUNWAY THE WIND WAS 220 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 KNOTS. DURING APPROACH, THE PILOT REPORTED FIGHTING FOR CENTERLINE USING THE SIDE SLIP TECHNIQUE AND FELT COMFORTABLE MAINTAINING CENTER USING THIS TECHNIQUE FOR LATERAL CONTROL. THE PILOT STATED BEING RELAXED AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND DID NOT CONTINUE TO CORRECT FOR THE WIND WHEN A WIND GUST TOOK THE PILOT BY SURPRISE AND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY, THE PROPELLER STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE TAXIWAY SAFETY AREA.

DURING THE ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER LEADING EDGE WAS OBSERVED HAVING APPROXIMATELY A ONE INCH LONG BY HALF INCH DEEP GOUGE IN THE LEADING EDGE OF ONE BLADE.