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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182N · Pasco, WA · August 1, 2008

Date: August 1, 2008 · 15:30 local
Place: Pasco, WA
Airport: Tri-Cities
Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8967G
Reported as: Cessna 182N
Reported engine: Continental IO520D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,305 total1,189 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N8967GRegistered now · Cessna 182NS/N 18260507 Airframe modelCessna 182N Engine modelContinental IO-520-DReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) During flight, while level at 12,000 ft, the aircraft experienced a rough running engine for a short period of time. The pilot decided to descend, and at approximately 6,000 ft full engine power was regained. Pilot elected to fly aircraft to airport at which they normally receive maintenance. Remainder of flight to destination airport was uneventful. After landing a crosswind gust caught the aircraft and the pilot lost control. The aircraft swerved, hitting a runway light and a taxi light before the pilot was able to re-gain control. One blade of the prop, the nose fairing and one main gear fairing were damaged.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING FLIGHT, WHILE LEVEL AT 12,000 FT, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE PILOT DECIDED TO DESCEND, AND AT APPROXIMATELY 6,000 FT FULL ENGINE POWER WAS REGAINED. PILOT ELECTED TO FLY AIRCRAFT TO AIRPORT AT WHICH THEY NORMALLY RECEIVE MAINTENANCE. REMAINDER OF FLIGHT TO DESTINATION AIRPORT WAS UNEVENTFUL. AFTER LANDING A CROSSWIND GUST CAUGHT THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED, HITTING A RUNWAY LIGHT AND A TAXI LIGHT BEFORE THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO RE-GAIN CONTROL. ONE BLADE OF THE PROP, THE NOSE FAIRING AND ONE MAIN GEAR FAIRING WERE DAMAGED.