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Pilot reported a hard landing and then a couple days later was informed the aircraft had a dent on it.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1742422 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202005 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 65 Flight Crew Total 243.2 Flight Crew Type 243.2 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft |
Narrative:
I had checked the weather before flight; was clear and there was no gust when I started the flight. I flied 5 traffic patterns in ZZZ and I got the information from the tower that the gust changed to 20; so I requested the tower for full stop. The tower approved the full stop; so I made a last landing and because of the gust; I made a hard landing. There was no problem when I taxied back to parking. For the safety; I reported that I got a hard landing and asked him whether the plane should be squawked.so the dispatcher looked around the plane and there was no problem on the airplane; so he said it did not need a squawk. Next day; a student pilot and instructor did preflight and flied with the same airplane. Two days later I got informed that the airplane's fire wall got dent.I am not sure that the fire wall's dent happened because of my hard landing. The dispatcher and I already investigated the airplane after the hard landing and nothing was found out on that day. Furthermore; even pilots mentioned above did a preflight and finished the flight safely after my flight with the same airplane. I think someone who had a tailstrike could also cause the fire wall's dent. Anyway; what I did mistakenly is that I did not insist on squawking the airplane. I should have insisted the airplane should go to the maintenance even if it did not affect the airplane or the dispatcher said it did not need a squawk. I regret about that. Next time; I will insist on squawking the airplane.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Pilot reported a hard landing and then a couple days later was informed the aircraft had a dent on it.
Narrative: I had checked the weather before flight; was clear and there was no gust when I started the flight. I flied 5 traffic patterns in ZZZ and I got the information from the tower that the gust changed to 20; so I requested the tower for full stop. The Tower approved the full stop; so I made a last landing and because of the gust; I made a hard landing. There was no problem when I taxied back to parking. For the safety; I reported that I got a hard landing and asked him whether the plane should be squawked.So the Dispatcher looked around the plane and there was no problem on the airplane; so he said it did not need a squawk. Next day; a student pilot and instructor did preflight and flied with the same airplane. Two days later I got informed that the airplane's fire wall got dent.I am not sure that the fire wall's dent happened because of my hard landing. The Dispatcher and I already investigated the airplane after the hard landing and nothing was found out on that day. Furthermore; even pilots mentioned above did a preflight and finished the flight safely after my flight with the same airplane. I think someone who had a tailstrike could also cause the fire wall's dent. Anyway; what I did mistakenly is that I did not insist on squawking the airplane. I should have insisted the airplane should go to the maintenance even if it did not affect the airplane or the dispatcher said it did not need a squawk. I regret about that. Next time; I will insist on squawking the airplane.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.