# Incident 20220620005479I: Cessna 172P, Crystal, MN, June 20, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2022, 16:30 local time
- Place: Crystal, MN
- Airport: Crystal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0625° N, 93.3540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRYSTAL (MIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0625&lon=-93.3540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9912L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9912L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,426 total, 715 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220620005479I

## Narrative

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

WHILE PRACTICING LANDINGS WITH A CFI, A STUDENT PILOT EXECUTED A GO AROUND DUE TO GUSTING WINDS.

THE STUDENT PULLED BACK AGGRESSIVELY ON THE CONTROLS LEADING TO AN EXCESSIVE NOSE UP ATTITUDE, WHICH

RESULTED IN THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT STRIKING THE RUNWAY. THIS CAUSED ABRASION DAMAGE TO TAIL SKIN AND RUDDER CAP, AS WELL AS SHEARING OFF THE TIE DOWN RING.

BOTH PILOTS HAVE RECEIVED COUNSELLING.

THE AIRMAN COUNSELING CONSISTED OF, BUT WAS NOT LIMITED TO; EMPHASIS ON GO-AROUND TRAINING WITH STUDENTS, A CLEAR AND POSITIVE CHANGE OF FLIGHT CONTROLS EMPHASIS ON THE WORD ?CONTROLS?, CURRENCY AND PROFICIENCY REVIEWED IN DETAIL NOT HISTORY OF FLYING FROM A LONG TIME AGO, AVOID EXPECTATION BIAS AS NOT ALL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE IS DIRECTLY RELATIVE AND IT MAY TAKE SOME TIME TO GET SKILLS AND A FEEL FOR THE PLANE BACK, AND VERIFY DETAILS ON THE GROUND SUCH AS CAN THE PILOT CHAIR FLY A GO-AROUND STATING THE PROCEDURES OUT LOUD.

THE CFI HAS COMPLETED ADDITIONAL FLIGHT TRAINING AND THE STUDENT IS SCHEDULED FOR ADDITIONAL FLIGHT TRAINING.

## Other reports on N9912L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19980102046059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980102046059A), Jan 2, 1998: Cessna 172P (N9912L), Augusta, ME, Substantial damage. (.4) Snow and ice obstructed the taxiway lines. The pilot was taxiing using a row of hangars to his right side to assist in judging the distance from parked…

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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