# Incident 20000416001889I: Cessna R172K, Las Vegas, NV, April 16, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2000, 11:45 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Henderson Sky Harbor Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N736TC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 123 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000416001889I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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