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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T206H · Georgetown, SC · March 3, 2008

Date: March 3, 2008 · 13:00 local
Place: Georgetown, SC
Airport: Georgetown County
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N23207
Reported as: Cessna T206H
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 21,310 total695 in this make and model53 in the last 90 days

N23207Registered now · Cessna T206HS/N T20608750 · Built 2007 Airframe modelCessna T206H Engine modelLycoming TIO-540-AJ1AReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot was landing in a strong crosswind. During the roll out the airplane started going off the runway, and hit a taxi way sign. Slight damage was sustained to one propeller blade, and the right wheel pant. Airport manager towed the airplane to a hangar. At the time the winds were 170 degrees at 12KTS gusting to 17. Pilot stated that the aircraft ballooned several times and that after all three wheels made contact with the runway and rolling out on the center line that a gust of wing caused him to swerve to the rightside of the runway 23 and made contract with a runway sign.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS LANDING IN A STRONG CROSSWIND. DURING THE ROLL OUT THE AIRPLANE STARTED GOING OFF THE RUNWAY, AND HIT A TAXI WAY SIGN. SLIGHT DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO ONE PROPELLER BLADE, AND THE RIGHT WHEEL PANT. AIRPORT MANAGER TOWED THE AIRPLANE TO A HANGAR. AT THE TIME THE WINDS WERE 170 DEGREES AT 12KTS GUSTING TO 17. PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED SEVERAL TIMES AND THAT AFTER ALL THREE WHEELS MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AND ROLLING OUT ON THE CENTER LINE THAT A GUST OF WING CAUSED HIM TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHTSIDE OF THE RUNWAY 23 AND MADE CONTRACT WITH A RUNWAY SIGN.