20241003020869I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Carlsbad, CA · October 3, 2024

Date
October 3, 2024 · 12:30 local
Place
Carlsbad, CA
Airport
Mc Clellan-Palomar
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6745P
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total500 in this make and model20 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.

Pilot stated he messed up and landed hard causing a light propeller strike. Inspection revealed a small nick in the propeller. No other damage noted. Removed and replaced propeller and propeller sudden stoppage service bulletin was conducted. Aircraft was returned to service.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE MESSED UP AND LANDED HARD CAUSING A LIGHT PROPELLER STRIKE. INSPECTION REVEALED A SMALL NICK IN THE PROPELLER. NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED PROPELLER AND PROPELLER SUDDEN STOPPAGE SERVICE BULLETIN WAS CONDUCTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.