19951222046009I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182D · Wilmington, DE · December 22, 1995

Date: December 22, 1995 · 14:50 local
Place: Wilmington, DE
Airport: Greater Wilmington-New Castle
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3806D
Reported as: Cessna 182D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 315 total91 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N3806DRegistration cancelled Jun 2, 2009 · Cessna 182AS/N 34506 · Built 1957 Airframe modelCessna 182A Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on December 22, 1995 at approximately 1450 hours, a Cessna CE-182, N3806D, piloted by larry witte, a private pilot and his passenger (wife) experienced some difficulties while attempting to land with a cross wind on runway 10 at the new Castle county airport, Wilmington, DE. Just prior to touch down, a gust of wind caused the left wing to raise forcing the aircraft onto the runway, the pilot heard the prop strike (nick) the runway and he pulled back on the yoke, the aircraft bounced and the pilot initiated a go around. He contacted the tower and landed on runway 32 without further incident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a VFR flight plan had been filed. Neither pilot or his passenger were injured and the aircraft received only minor damage. The pilot stated he had selected runway 10 initially because the ATIS was reporting poor stopping on runway 32 due to large ice patches, and no ice on runway 10. privacy data omitted Incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON DECEMBER 22, 1995 AT APPROXIMATELY 1450 HOURS, A CESSNA CE-182, N3806D, PILOTED BY LARRY WITTE, A PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER (WIFE) EXPERIENCED SOME DIFFICULTIES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND WITH A CROSS WIND ON RUNWAY 10 AT THE NEW CASTLE COUNTY AIRPORT, WILMINGTON, DE. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN, A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE LEFT WING TO RAISE FORCING THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT HEARD THE PROP STRIKE (NICK) THE RUNWAY AND HE PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND THE PILOT INITIATED A GO AROUND. HE CONTACTED THE TOWER AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. NEITHER PILOT OR HIS PASSENGER WERE INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD SELECTED RUNWAY 10 INITIALLY BECAUSE THE ATIS WAS REPORTING POOR STOPPING ON RUNWAY 32 DUE TO LARGE ICE PATCHES, AND NO ICE ON RUNWAY 10. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INCIDENT CLOSED.