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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · St.Petersburg, FL · May 22, 2025

Date: May 22, 2025 · 14:00 local
Place: St.Petersburg, FL
Airport: Albert Whitted Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N12933
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 413 total257 in this make and model

N12933Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17262384 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student pilot was flying the aircraft. Upon the landing the incorrect rudder and aileron inputs were established. The flight instructor corrected the incorrect inputs and landed the aircraft. He then was going to demonstrate a landing however, upon their next time in the traffic pattern they heard something and they landed and looked at the aircraft. Upon inspection of the aircraft they then noticed that a prop strike had occured on the 1st landing.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT. UPON THE LANDING THE INCORRECT RUDDER AND AILERON INPUTS WERE ESTABLISHED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CORRECTED THE INCORRECT INPUTS AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. HE THEN WAS GOING TO DEMONSTRATE A LANDING HOWEVER, UPON THEIR NEXT TIME IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN THEY HEARD SOMETHING AND THEY LANDED AND LOOKED AT THE AIRCRAFT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT THEY THEN NOTICED THAT A PROP STRIKE HAD OCCURED ON THE 1ST LANDING.