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FAA incident report · Amtr RV-4 · Las Vegas, NV · September 9, 2005

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Date
September 9, 2005 · 09:00 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
North Las Vegas Air Terminal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N980T
Reported as
Amtr RV4
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total500 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N980TRegistered now · Travland Oscar RV-4S/N 3635 · Built 1998Airframe modelTravland Oscar RV-4Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot attempted to land at the north Las Vegas, airport runway 25. Pilot stated aircraft was in the landing configuration and flaring to land when a gust of wind blew the aircraft to the right of centerline. Aircraft continued to move to the right of centerline and struck a sign causing damage to propeller, landing gear and leading edge of the wing. At this time the damage does not meet the definition of an accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT THE NORTH LAS VEGAS, AIRPORT RUNWAY 25. PILOT STATED AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE LANDING CONFIGURATION AND FLARING TO LAND WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT OF CENTERLINE. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT OF CENTERLINE AND STRUCK A SIGN CAUSING DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR AND LEADING EDGE OF THE WING. AT THIS TIME THE DAMAGE DOES NOT MEET THE DEFINITION OF AN ACCIDENT.