# Incident 20041123034209I: Dhav DH82C, Hawthorne, CA, November 23, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2004
- Place: Hawthorne, CA
- Airport: Hawthorne Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9148° N, 118.3481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawthorne, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9148&lon=-118.3481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5994M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5994M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DH 82-C (registry code 2800125, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dh-82-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DH82C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 80 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041123034209I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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