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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182K · San Carlos, CA · May 22, 2011

Date: May 22, 2011 · 15:15 local
Place: San Carlos, CA
Airport: San Carlos
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2535Q
Reported as: Cessna 182K
Reported engine: Continental O-470-R
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 803 total594 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N2535QRegistered now · Cessna 182KS/N 18257735 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 182K 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.

Aircraft was landing on runway 30 when caught by gust of wind. Left wing went high, nose pointed down...appeared from tower that aircraft propeller impacted the ground, pilot applied power to recover and stablized the aircraft. The aircraft landed and exited the runway. Pilot requested taxi to aircraft parking. Airport operations was dispatched to meet aircraft at parking spot to determine aircraft damage. Operations reported to tower evidence of propeller ground strike.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 30 WHEN CAUGHT BY GUST OF WIND. LEFT WING WENT HIGH, NOSE POINTED DOWN...APPEARED FROM TOWER THAT AIRCRAFT PROPELLER IMPACTED THE GROUND, PILOT APPLIED POWER TO RECOVER AND STABLIZED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND EXITED THE RUNWAY. PILOT REQUESTED TAXI TO AIRCRAFT PARKING. AIRPORT OPERATIONS WAS DISPATCHED TO MEET AIRCRAFT AT PARKING SPOT TO DETERMINE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. OPERATIONS REPORTED TO TOWER EVIDENCE OF PROPELLER GROUND STRIKE.