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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Dhav DH 82-C · Hawthorne, CA · November 23, 2004

Date
November 23, 2004
Place
Hawthorne, CA
Airport
Hawthorne Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5994M
Reported as
Dhav DH82C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total80 in this make and model6 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) During the landing phase of flight at Hawthorne airport (hhr), the pilot experienced a gust of wind during the landing flare. As a result, the aircraft landed hard on its main wheels and nosed over onto the propeller. The left wheel and tire separated from the main landing gear, and the propeller was damaged. No one was injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT AT HAWTHORNE AIRPORT (HHR), THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND DURING THE LANDING FLARE. AS A RESULT, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON ITS MAIN WHEELS AND NOSED OVER ONTO THE PROPELLER. THE LEFT WHEEL AND TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED. NO ONE WAS INJURED.