# Incident 20211012014519I: Textron Aviation Inc 172S, Carbondale, IL, October 12, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2021, 10:15 local time
- Place: Carbondale, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: BNZS
- Location: 37.7221° N, 89.2237° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carbondale, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7221&lon=-89.2237&mi=10
- Aircraft: N683H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N683H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron 172S (registry code 2072449, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 600 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211012014519I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. DURING THE LANDING FLARE, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT ROSE TOO HIGH RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL STRIKING THE RUNWAY BEFORE THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT STATED, AFTER PARKING THE AIRCRAFT, A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THE TAIL TIEDOWN RING WAS SHEARED OFF AND THE PLASTIC LOWER RUDDER GUARD WAS DAMAGED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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