20040911029079I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182 · Humacoa, PR · September 11, 2004

Date
September 11, 2004 · 13:15 local
Place
Humacoa, PR
Airport
Humacao Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6428A
Reported as
Cessna 182
Reported engine
Continental O470*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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 made high approach at X93 with a midfield touch down. He continued on the runway finally stopping around 200 feet after the approach ended on a grassy area. Due to the grassy area's irregular terrain airplane sustained minor damage on the propeller and the landing gear. During the investigation it was found that the pilot held a canadian pilot certificate only (no FAA certificates). After the incident he went back to Canada leaving no tracking information. Aircraft owner declared that he hired this individual for only two weeks part time for his skydiving business without checking airman records nor maintaining any kind of file on this pilot. (-23 amendment) during the investigation it was found that pilot held a U.S. Private pilot certificate based on a canadian commercial pilot certificate.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT MADE HIGH APPROACH AT X93 WITH A MIDFIELD TOUCH DOWN. HE CONTINUED ON THE RUNWAY FINALLY STOPPING AROUND 200 FEET AFTER THE APPROACH ENDED ON A GRASSY AREA. DUE TO THE GRASSY AREA'S IRREGULAR TERRAIN AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE ON THE PROPELLER AND THE LANDING GEAR. DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PILOT HELD A CANADIAN PILOT CERTIFICATE ONLY (NO FAA CERTIFICATES). AFTER THE INCIDENT HE WENT BACK TO CANADA LEAVING NO TRACKING INFORMATION. AIRCRAFT OWNER DECLARED THAT HE HIRED THIS INDIVIDUAL FOR ONLY TWO WEEKS PART TIME FOR HIS SKYDIVING BUSINESS WITHOUT CHECKING AIRMAN RECORDS NOR MAINTAINING ANY KIND OF FILE ON THIS PILOT. (-23 AMENDMENT) DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT PILOT HELD A U.S. PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE BASED ON A CANADIAN COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE.