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FAA incident report · Cessna R172K · Las Vegas, NV · April 16, 2000

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Date
April 16, 2000 · 11:45 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
Henderson Sky Harbor Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N736TC
Reported as
Cessna R172K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
130 total123 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N736TCRegistered now · Cessna R172KS/N R1722767Airframe modelCessna R172KEngine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Private pilot, while practicing landing at L15, encountered windshear and gusts to approximately 23 knots. Upon touchdown, a strong gust lifted the tail, causing temporary loss of control and allowing the propeller to strike the ground, "wheel barrowing effect". Pilot was subsequently evaluated by a flight instructor during crosswind operations and found satisfactory. The engine and propeller were removed for teardown inspection.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PRIVATE PILOT, WHILE PRACTICING LANDING AT L15, ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR AND GUSTS TO APPROXIMATELY 23 KNOTS. UPON TOUCHDOWN, A STRONG GUST LIFTED THE TAIL, CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL AND ALLOWING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND, "WHEEL BARROWING EFFECT". PILOT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY EVALUATED BY A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DURING CROSSWIND OPERATIONS AND FOUND SATISFACTORY. THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER WERE REMOVED FOR TEARDOWN INSPECTION.