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FAA incident report · Cessna 180 · Shoshone, CA · August 19, 2003

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Date
August 19, 2003 · 15:30 local
Place
Shoshone, CA
Airport
Shoshone Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N38TL
Reported as
Cessna 180
Reported engine
Continental IO470*
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
156 total63 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot was on a short cross-country flight from hawthorne, Nevada to boulder city, Nevada. Once within the vicinity of the Shoshone Airport, the PIC looked to the east and observed thunderstorm activity over the pahrump valley, and the las vegas basin. Based upon these observations, the PIC elected to land in a southbound direction at the Shoshone Airport, and wait out the storm. The approach to landing phase was normal, and his landing also normal. During the rollout phase of landing, and at a speed of approximately 25 KTS, a strong gust from the right pushed the aircraft off to the left side of the runway. PIC stated that full rudder deflection would not counteract the wind gust, or bring the aircraft back onto the runway. Once the aircraft entered the soft sandy soil adjacent to the runway, the right wingtip lightly touched the ground, causing the plastic wingtip to bend upwards. PIC then taxied the aircraft to parking and felt no abnormalities with the gear, or flight controls.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS ON A SHORT CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM HAWTHORNE, NEVADA TO BOULDER CITY, NEVADA. ONCE WITHIN THE VICINITY OF THE SHOSHONE AIRPORT, THE PIC LOOKED TO THE EAST AND OBSERVED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER THE PAHRUMP VALLEY, AND THE LAS VEGAS BASIN. BASED UPON THESE OBSERVATIONS, THE PIC ELECTED TO LAND IN A SOUTHBOUND DIRECTION AT THE SHOSHONE AIRPORT, AND WAIT OUT THE STORM. THE APPROACH TO LANDING PHASE WAS NORMAL, AND HIS LANDING ALSO NORMAL. DURING THE ROLLOUT PHASE OF LANDING, AND AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 25 KTS, A STRONG GUST FROM THE RIGHT PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. PIC STATED THAT FULL RUDDER DEFLECTION WOULD NOT COUNTERACT THE WIND GUST, OR BRING THE AIRCRAFT BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE SOFT SANDY SOIL ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT WINGTIP LIGHTLY TOUCHED THE GROUND, CAUSING THE PLASTIC WINGTIP TO BEND UPWARDS. PIC THEN TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO PARKING AND FELT NO ABNORMALITIES WITH THE GEAR, OR FLIGHT CONTROLS.