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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 208B · Pasco, WA · July 3, 2001

Date: July 3, 2001 · 08:10 local
Place: Pasco, WA
Airport: Tri Cities Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: COEA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N859FE
Reported as: Cessna 208B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total803 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N859FERegistered now · Cessna 208BS/N 208B0181 · Built 1989 Airframe modelCessna 208B Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A 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) The pilot was on final for runway 21R at Pasco, WA. The tower offered runway 12. The pilot accepted runway 12. He made the turn to final on 12 over 21R. He landed mid field on runway 12. The aircraft weighed 8240 (max landing 8500). The aircraft hit the runway with a high sinkrate and a slip to the left. The left main tire blew out and the left main gear strut was bent. No further damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 21R AT PASCO, WA. THE TOWER OFFERED RUNWAY 12. THE PILOT ACCEPTED RUNWAY 12. HE MADE THE TURN TO FINAL ON 12 OVER 21R. HE LANDED MID FIELD ON RUNWAY 12. THE AIRCRAFT WEIGHED 8240 (MAX LANDING 8500). THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY WITH A HIGH SINKRATE AND A SLIP TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT MAIN TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT WAS BENT. NO FURTHER DAMAGE.