20081206856429I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182T · Lawrenceville, GA · December 6, 2008

Date: December 6, 2008 · 11:37 local
Place: Lawrenceville, GA
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N639CP
Reported as: Cessna 182T
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 770 total100 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N639CPRegistered now · Cessna 182TS/N 18281534 · Built 2005 Airframe modelCessna 182T Engine modelLycoming IO-540 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) Aircraft/pilot landed runway 25 normal. Aircraft then drifted left and pilot compensated with right rudder, placing aircraft in a skid condition, veering to the right with the left main landing gear and nose landing gear contacting the ground. The right landing gear remained off the ground for approximately 95 feet. Left wing tip made contact with the ground after the aircraft left the runway, prior to the right landing gear contacting the ground. Aircraft struck the taxiway sign upon exiting runway 25. Aircraft came to rest in a ditch after traveling approximately 138 feet from the runway through the grass. Total distance from the initial start of the skid marks to the resting point in the ditch was approximately 258 feet. Note: pilot and both passengers' statements attached.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT/PILOT LANDED RUNWAY 25 NORMAL. AIRCRAFT THEN DRIFTED LEFT AND PILOT COMPENSATED WITH RIGHT RUDDER, PLACING AIRCRAFT IN A SKID CONDITION, VEERING TO THE RIGHT WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE LANDING GEAR CONTACTING THE GROUND. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR REMAINED OFF THE GROUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 95 FEET. LEFT WING TIP MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY, PRIOR TO THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR CONTACTING THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TAXIWAY SIGN UPON EXITING RUNWAY 25. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A DITCH AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 138 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THROUGH THE GRASS. TOTAL DISTANCE FROM THE INITIAL START OF THE SKID MARKS TO THE RESTING POINT IN THE DITCH WAS APPROXIMATELY 258 FEET. NOTE: PILOT AND BOTH PASSENGERS' STATEMENTS ATTACHED.