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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Pilats PC1245 · Asheville, NC · April 17, 2001

Date: April 17, 2001 · 12:23 local
Place: Asheville, NC
Airport: Asheville Regional
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N295PC
Reported as: Pilats PC1245
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,500 total50 in this make and model20 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 flare a gust of wind caught the a/c. pilot stated that he over corrected and the a/c "porpoised" and bounced. Not realizing there had been any damage the pilot taxied to the ramp and shut down. Upon inspection of the a/c he noticed the last couple inches of the propeller blades were bent. There was a special weather report taken at 1240 local. The winds in this report were from 360 degrees at 20 knots with gusts to 26 knots.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING LANDING FLARE A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE A/C. PILOT STATED THAT HE OVER CORRECTED AND THE A/C "PORPOISED" AND BOUNCED. NOT REALIZING THERE HAD BEEN ANY DAMAGE THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE RAMP AND SHUT DOWN.UPON INSPECTION OF THE A/C HE NOTICED THE LAST COUPLE INCHES OF THE PROPELLER BLADES WERE BENT. THERE WAS A SPECIAL WEATHER REPORT TAKEN AT 1240 LOCAL. THE WINDS IN THIS REPORT WERE FROM 360 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 26 KNOTS.