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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182L · San Carlos, CA · June 24, 2007

Date: June 24, 2007 · 18:45 local
Place: San Carlos, CA
Airport: San Carlos
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N42777
Reported as: Cessna 182L
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 424 total265 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N42777Registered now · Cessna 182LS/N 18259185 · Built 1968 Airframe modelCessna 182L Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Upon landing at sql, winds were from 230 @ 16 knots, gusting @ 22 knots. During touch down on rw 30 the left wing caught a gust of wind and the aircraft hit hard on right main, the nose pitched down hard and proceeded to go through one more pitch down oscillation. The pilot then initiated a go-around, and after a successful landing and rollout the engine was shut down. The pilot then observed the propeller tips were bent indicating the propeller struck the ground. No injury occurred and there was no apparent damage to the airframe.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON LANDING AT SQL, WINDS WERE FROM 230 @ 16 KNOTS, GUSTING @ 22 KNOTS. DURING TOUCH DOWN ON RW 30 THE LEFT WING CAUGHT A GUST OF WIND AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD ON RIGHT MAIN, THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN HARD AND PROCEEDED TO GO THROUGH ONE MORE PITCH DOWN OSCILLATION. THE PILOT THEN INITIATED A GO-AROUND, AND AFTER A SUCCESSFUL LANDING AND ROLLOUT THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. THE PILOT THEN OBSERVED THE PROPELLER TIPS WERE BENT INDICATING THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. NO INJURY OCCURRED AND THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME.