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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Big Bear, CA · June 4, 2021

Date: June 4, 2021 · 08:45 local
Place: Big Bear, CA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9991G
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N9991GRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17273639 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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.

The airman was approaching to land on runway 26 (field elev. 6752 MSL) and the aircraft ballooned about 15 or so feet into the air. The airman stated that as speed decayed a loss of lift occurred and that the a rapid descent ensued. As power was applied for a go around, the engine was not developing enough thrust to recover (air temp 80 deg.) As the aircraft struck the runway with considerable force. The nosewheel was shoved into the cowling and the propeller was severely damaged under power. The left main gear leg was deformed. The NTSB investigator would not reply to my inquiry for classification.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRMAN WAS APPROACHING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 26 (FIELD ELEV. 6752 MSL) AND THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED ABOUT 15 OR SO FEET INTO THE AIR. THE AIRMAN STATED THAT AS SPEED DECAYED A LOSS OF LIFT OCCURRED AND THAT THE A RAPID DESCENT ENSUED. AS POWER WAS APPLIED FOR A GO AROUND, THE ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING ENOUGH THRUST TO RECOVER (AIR TEMP 80 DEG.) AS THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY WITH CONSIDERABLE FORCE. THE NOSEWHEEL WAS SHOVED INTO THE COWLING AND THE PROPELLER WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED UNDER POWER. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR LEG WAS DEFORMED. THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR WOULD NOT REPLY TO MY INQUIRY FOR CLASSIFICATION.