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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna R182 · Mesa, AZ · April 23, 2007

Date: April 23, 2007 · 09:15 local
Place: Mesa, AZ
Airport: Falcon Field Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4765T
Reported as: Cessna R182
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 153 total40 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N4765TRegistered now · Cessna R182S/N R18201756 Airframe modelCessna R182

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 stated that he was practicing crosswind landings. On his third landing, he touched down left gear first, then right gear. He stated that the aircraft began to vibrate, and the aircraft started rotating forward on its nose. He slowed the aircraft down and returned to the ramp to check the tires, when he noticed the propeller had damage to it. He stated that he didn't notice when the prop struck the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING CROSSWIND LANDINGS. ON HIS THIRD LANDING, HE TOUCHED DOWN LEFT GEAR FIRST, THEN RIGHT GEAR. HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VIBRATE, AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED ROTATING FORWARD ON ITS NOSE. HE SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND RETURNED TO THE RAMP TO CHECK THE TIRES, WHEN HE NOTICED THE PROPELLER HAD DAMAGE TO IT. HE STATED THAT HE DIDN'T NOTICE WHEN THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND.