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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr RV9A · Cameron Park, CA · June 25, 2009

Date: June 25, 2009 · 17:30 local
Place: Cameron Park, CA
Airport: Cameron Airpark
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4774L
Reported as: Amtr RV9A
Reported engine: Lycoming O320D1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 244 total169 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) According to the report filed by the el dorado county sheriff's office, the pilot of N4774L, reported to sheriff deputy she was attempting to land from the south (runway 31) at Cameron Park airport. At the point of flare, a big gust of wind pulled the aircraft up and slammed it back into the ground. The pilot decided to go around. The second landing attempt was without incident until the nose wheel touched down at which time the pilot reported hearing scraping noises. The pilot told the deputy she maintained control of the aircraft and completed the landing safely. The damage to the aircraft was limited to the nose landing gear and there were no injuries to the pilot or passenger.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE REPORT FILED BY THE EL DORADO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THE PILOT OF N4774L, REPORTED TO SHERIFF DEPUTY SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND FROM THE SOUTH (RUNWAY 31) AT CAMERON PARK AIRPORT. AT THE POINT OF FLARE, A BIG GUST OF WIND PULLED THE AIRCRAFT UP AND SLAMMED IT BACK INTO THE GROUND. THE PILOT DECIDED TO GO AROUND. THE SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT WAS WITHOUT INCIDENT UNTIL THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN AT WHICH TIME THE PILOT REPORTED HEARING SCRAPING NOISES. THE PILOT TOLD THE DEPUTY SHE MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND COMPLETED THE LANDING SAFELY. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.