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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 180H · Reno, NV · May 29, 2000

Date: May 29, 2000 · 14:21 local
Place: Reno, NV
Airport: Reno/Tahoe International Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N91297
Reported as: Cessna 180H
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 22,010 total205 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23)After landing on runway 16L while taxing to taxiway j, a wind gust lifted the right wing, causing the left wing-tip to contact the ground. Peak wind gusts at the time of the incident were 31 knots at 220 degrees. Damage was limited to wrinkling in the outer portion of the wing skin and paint abrasion on the horizontal stabilizer and elevator. Runway 25 was closed by NOTAM for construction.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 16L WHILE TAXING TO TAXIWAY J, A WIND GUST LIFTED THE RIGHT WING, CAUSING THE LEFT WING-TIP TO CONTACT THE GROUND. PEAK WIND GUSTS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WERE 31 KNOTS AT 220 DEGREES. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO WRINKLING IN THE OUTER PORTION OF THE WING SKIN AND PAINT ABRASION ON THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR. RUNWAY 25 WAS CLOSED BY NOTAM FOR CONSTRUCTION.