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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172G · Anoka, MN · March 19, 2024

Date: March 19, 2024 · 12:18 local
Place: Anoka, MN
Airport: Anoka County-Blaine (Janes Fld
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1184F
Reported as: Cessna 172G
Reported engine: Continental 0-300 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 362 total60 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N1184FRegistered now · Cessna 172GS/N 17254779 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 172G Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Student pilot and certified flight instructor (CFI) were practicing crosswind landings. After several landings air traffic control advised that the winds had increased. Wind was reported as 18 gusting to 30. The decision was made to a final full stop landing then taxi back to the school ending the lesson early for the day. After landing the student pilot was taxing back to parking and made a right onto a taxi way. The CFI stated the tail of the aircraft came up resulting in the propeller impacting the taxi way. At this time the CFI took over control of the aircraft and continued taxi to parking. Video obtained from a nearby security camera confirms the statement from the CFI.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT AND CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) WERE PRACTICING CROSSWIND LANDINGS. AFTER SEVERAL LANDINGS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ADVISED THAT THE WINDS HAD INCREASED. WIND WAS REPORTED AS 18 GUSTING TO 30. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO A FINAL FULL STOP LANDING THEN TAXI BACK TO THE SCHOOL ENDING THE LESSON EARLY FOR THE DAY. AFTER LANDING THE STUDENT PILOT WAS TAXING BACK TO PARKING AND MADE A RIGHT ONTO A TAXI WAY. THE CFI STATED THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAME UP RESULTING IN THE PROPELLER IMPACTING THE TAXI WAY. AT THIS TIME THE CFI TOOK OVER CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CONTINUED TAXI TO PARKING. VIDEO OBTAINED FROM A NEARBY SECURITY CAMERA CONFIRMS THE STATEMENT FROM THE CFI.