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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna A185F · Indian Creek, ID · May 26, 1996

Date: May 26, 1996 · 10:10 local
Place: Indian Creek, ID
Airport: Solider Bar Usfs Strip
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1926Q
Reported as: Cessna A185F
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total450 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N1926QRegistered now · Cessna A185FS/N 18503503 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna A185F Engine modelContinental IO-520 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: pilot was landing on a very short, dirt mountain strip. Encountered a strong down draft on landing. Applied power, however, the tail wheel caught the edge of a drop-off. When the main gear touched down, the prop struck the ground resulting in minor damage. The damage was so minor that the aircraft was given a ferry permit to fly out of the strip to where repairs could be made. Pilot was counseled. Case closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS LANDING ON A VERY SHORT, DIRT MOUNTAIN STRIP. ENCOUNTERED A STRONG DOWN DRAFT ON LANDING. APPLIED POWER, HOWEVER, THE TAIL WHEEL CAUGHT THE EDGE OF A DROP-OFF. WHEN THE MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE. THE DAMAGE WAS SO MINOR THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS GIVEN A FERRY PERMIT TO FLY OUT OF THE STRIP TO WHERE REPAIRS COULD BE MADE. PILOT WAS COUNSELED. CASE CLOSED.

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