# Incident 20040609010449I: Cessna 182H, Belen, NM, June 9, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2004, 11:00 local time
- Place: Belen, NM
- Airport: Alexander Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7666° N, 106.8085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belen, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7666&lon=-106.8085&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8338S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8338S-2018-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182H (registry code 2072718, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040609010449I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON JUNE 9, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 MDT, N8338S, A CESSNA CE-182-H, DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 21 ON LANDING ROLLOUT. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS PRACTICING RIGHT SEAT TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS TO RUNWAY 21 AT BELEN-ALEXANDER AIRPORT, BELEN, NEW MEXICO. INTERVIEWS WITH THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND WITNESSES TO THE INCIDENT REVEALED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS CAUGHT IN A DIRT DEVIL CROSSING THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND RECEIVED NO INJURIES; THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND THE NOSE WHEEL PANT. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND REPORTED THE WEATHER TO BE VMC AND WINDS TO BE FROM THE SSW AT 10-15KTS. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND WITNESSES TO THE INCIDENT CONFIRMED THAT DIRT DEVILS WERE IN THE VICINITY OF AIRPORT ALL DAY.

## Other reports on N8338S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20171012018059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171012018059A), Oct 12, 2017: Cessna 182H (N8338S), Las Cruces, NM, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On 10-12-2017 at 2015 MST, a Cessna 182 h , N8338S, while in cruise flight, was involved in a fatal accident. The flight originated in truth or consequences,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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