20241106016289I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Textron 172S · Wilmington, NC · November 6, 2024

Date
November 6, 2024 · 12:41 local
Place
Wilmington, NC
Airport
Wilmington International Airpo
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N522VS
Reported as
Textron 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
263 total14 in this make and model2 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 11/06/2024 at 1241 EST, N522VS, a Cessna 172, had minor damage when it was involved in an incident at the Wilmington international airport (ilm). There was one certified flight instructor on board in the left seat and a commercial pilot in the right seat. The pilot in the right seat was flying during an instructional flight and lost control of the aircraft resulting in the tail striking the runway. There were no reported injuries. The findings concluded that there were no mechanical irregularities with the aircraft. The damage was limited to the aircraft's skin and did not cause structural damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON 11/06/2024 AT 1241 EST, N522VS, A CESSNA 172, HAD MINOR DAMAGE WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT AT THE WILMINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (ILM). THERE WAS ONE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD IN THE LEFT SEAT AND A COMMERCIAL PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT. THE PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT WAS FLYING DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN THE TAIL STRIKING THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE FINDINGS CONCLUDED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT. THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE AIRCRAFT'S SKIN AND DID NOT CAUSE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.