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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna TR182 · Reno, NV · March 30, 2000

Date
March 30, 2000 · 14:45 local
Place
Reno, NV
Airport
Reno/Stead Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5528S
Reported as
Cessna TR182
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total50 in this make and model15 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.

(-23) During landing, gusty winds suddenly stopped, causing aircraft to stall about 10 feet above the ground. Hard landing damage included wrinkles in the fuselage, aft of the rear windows. Pilot also indicated that weight and balance (c.g.) might have been a factor as he was light on fuel and may have loaded too FAR aft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING LANDING, GUSTY WINDS SUDDENLY STOPPED, CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO STALL ABOUT 10 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. HARD LANDING DAMAGE INCLUDED WRINKLES IN THE FUSELAGE, AFT OF THE REAR WINDOWS. PILOT ALSO INDICATED THAT WEIGHT AND BALANCE (C.G.) MIGHT HAVE BEEN A FACTOR AS HE WAS LIGHT ON FUEL AND MAY HAVE LOADED TOO FAR AFT.