20240718007509I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Ocala, FL · July 18, 2024

Date
July 18, 2024 · 15:40 local
Place
Ocala, FL
Airport
Ocala International-Jim Taylor Fld
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
Z15S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5172W
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
111 total111 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days

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.

On 07/18/2024 after landing on rwy 36 at ocf the pilot struck a bird during rollout. After striking the bird the pilot attempted to knock the bird remains of by using rudder inputs. During this use of rudder inputs the pilot over corrected resulting in the aircraft making a sharp turn to the left which caused the right-wing tip to scrape the ground and the prop to make contact with the ground. No injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

ON 07/18/2024 AFTER LANDING ON RWY 36 AT OCF THE PILOT STRUCK A BIRD DURING ROLLOUT. AFTER STRIKING THE BIRD THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO KNOCK THE BIRD REMAINS OF BY USING RUDDER INPUTS. DURING THIS USE OF RUDDER INPUTS THE PILOT OVER CORRECTED RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT MAKING A SHARP TURN TO THE LEFT WHICH CAUSED THE RIGHT-WING TIP TO SCRAPE THE GROUND AND THE PROP TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.