20240827011379I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172B · Moses Lake, WA · August 27, 2024

Date
August 27, 2024 · 13:36 local
Place
Moses Lake, WA
Airport
Grant County
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6928X
Reported as
Cessna 172B
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
178 total145 in this make and model12 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 8-27-2024 the pilot diverted to the Grant County/ Moses Lake airport due to gusty wind and turbulance. The pilot attemted to land on runway 32, resulting in a go-around due to gusty wind conditions. The pilot attempted to land on runway 32, upon touchdown the left wing raised, resulting in the right-wing tip making contact with the runway surface and propeller strike. Minor damage to the propeller tips with no engine stoppage. Pilot taxied the aircraft to parking without incident. Pilot stated during the interview that he failed to use proper crosswind landing technique.

As the FAA filed it

ON 8-27-2024 THE PILOT DIVERTED TO THE GRANT COUNTY/ MOSES LAKE AIRPORT DUE TO GUSTY WIND AND TURBULANCE. THE PILOT ATTEMTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 32, RESULTING IN A GO-AROUND DUE TO GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 32, UPON TOUCHDOWN THE LEFT WING RAISED, RESULTING IN THE RIGHT-WING TIP MAKING CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND PROPELLER STRIKE. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER TIPS WITH NO ENGINE STOPPAGE. PILOT TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO PARKING WITHOUT INCIDENT. PILOT STATED DURING THE INTERVIEW THAT HE FAILED TO USE PROPER CROSSWIND LANDING TECHNIQUE.