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FAA incident report · Cessna 182H · Las Vegas, NV · June 8, 2002

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Date
June 8, 2002 · 15:35 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
Mc Carran International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8417S
Reported as
Cessna 182H
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
379 total71 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days
N8417SRegistration cancelled Apr 3, 2020 · Cessna 182HS/N 18256517 · Built 1965Airframe modelCessna 182HEngine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The airplane was cleared to land on runway 19R. Five minutes prior to this incident the reported surface winds were 210 degrees at 17 knots gusting to 29 knots. According to the pilot, the ATIS was reporting 220 degrees at 22 knots with wind shear. There was also considerable turbulence reported by the pilot and two passengers during the descent for landing. The pilot used 10 degrees of flaps and a higher than normal approach speed. After floating above the runway and bleeding off speed, the airplane touched down. However, immediately after touchdown the airplane encountered a strong gust of wind from the right that lifted the right wing, and the airplane became airborne again. The airplane headed off the left side of the runway while the pilot added some power in an attempt to cushion the second touchdown. The airplane hit fairly hard and came to rest between the runway and a taxiway. Only after being directed to parking by ground personnel and shutting down the engine, did the pilot notice the propeller damage. There is also damage to the engine mounts and possibly some buckling of the firewall. It appears that the pilot may not have checked the forecast winds for the destination prior to departure.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRPLANE WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 19R. FIVE MINUTES PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE REPORTED SURFACE WINDS WERE 210 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS GUSTING TO 29 KNOTS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE ATIS WAS REPORTING 220 DEGREES AT 22 KNOTS WITH WIND SHEAR. THERE WAS ALSO CONSIDERABLE TURBULENCE REPORTED BY THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS DURING THE DESCENT FOR LANDING. THE PILOT USED 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS AND A HIGHER THAN NORMAL APPROACH SPEED. AFTER FLOATING ABOVE THE RUNWAY AND BLEEDING OFF SPEED, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN. HOWEVER, IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A STRONG GUST OF WIND FROM THE RIGHT THAT LIFTED THE RIGHT WING, AND THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE AIRPLANE HEADED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHILE THE PILOT ADDED SOME POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO CUSHION THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRPLANE HIT FAIRLY HARD AND CAME TO REST BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND A TAXIWAY. ONLY AFTER BEING DIRECTED TO PARKING BY GROUND PERSONNEL AND SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE, DID THE PILOT NOTICE THE PROPELLER DAMAGE. THERE IS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE MOUNTS AND POSSIBLY SOME BUCKLING OF THE FIREWALL. IT APPEARS THAT THE PILOT MAY NOT HAVE CHECKED THE FORECAST WINDS FOR THE DESTINATION PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.