20021218034479I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 310R · Birmingham, AL · December 18, 2002

Date
December 18, 2002 · 10:15 local
Place
Birmingham, AL
Airport
Birmingham Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BSYA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1346G
Reported as
Cessna 310R
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total130 in this make and model150 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) Pilot stated that during flare onto rwy 06 @ bhm, the airplane was drifting to the left due to "wind shear". He also stated that he was unable to correct for the "unexpected" wind. The airplane left the rwy and was in the infield before control was regained.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT DURING FLARE ONTO RWY 06 @ BHM, THE AIRPLANE WAS DRIFTING TO THE LEFT DUE TO "WIND SHEAR". HE ALSO STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT FOR THE "UNEXPECTED" WIND. THE AIRPLANE LEFT THE RWY AND WAS IN THE INFIELD BEFORE CONTROL WAS REGAINED.