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FAA incident report · Richcreek Donald M RV-6 · Prescott, AZ · March 31, 2012

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Date
March 31, 2012 · 08:54 local
Place
Prescott, AZ
Airport
Prescott, Love Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N822L
Reported as
Richcreek Donald M RV-6
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,470 total940 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N822LRegistered now · Richcreek Donald M RV-6S/N DR2AAirframe modelRichcreek Donald M RV-6Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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3/31/2012 The pilot had a hard landing at Prescott airport (kprc) damaging the propeller. Winds were variable at 6 knots at the time of landing.privacy data omitted Stated that he was lined up on runway 21L at kprc when tower switched him to runway 21R. This switch caused him to be higher on the glide path for the new runway. In addition, he felt he was distracted by a group of people on the side of the runway. He also stated that the winds on the approach were different than the winds that he experienced near the runway and on touchdown. Because of the differing winds he was experiencing while at a higher approach altitudes, he decided to execute a wheel landing. The winds on the runway were about seven knots. He couldn't recall the direction of the winds, but stated they were approximately 20 degrees off of a direct headwind. He also said that he was late for an appointment and that he pressured himself to complete the landing. He also said he recalled the aircraft bounced once on the landing resulting in damage to the propeller.

As the FAA filed it

3/31/2012 THE PILOT HAD A HARD LANDING AT PRESCOTT AIRPORT (KPRC) DAMAGING THE PROPELLER.WINDS WERE VARIABLE AT 6 KNOTS AT THE TIME OF LANDING.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE WAS LINED UP ON RUNWAY 21L AT KPRC WHEN TOWER SWITCHED HIM TO RUNWAY 21R. THIS SWITCH CAUSED HIM TO BE HIGHER ON THE GLIDE PATH FOR THE NEW RUNWAY. IN ADDITION, HE FELT HE WAS DISTRACTED BY A GROUP OF PEOPLE ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE WINDS ON THE APPROACH WERE DIFFERENT THAN THE WINDS THAT HE EXPERIENCED NEAR THE RUNWAY AND ON TOUCHDOWN. BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERING WINDS HE WAS EXPERIENCING WHILE AT A HIGHER APPROACH ALTITUDES, HE DECIDED TO EXECUTE A WHEEL LANDING. THE WINDS ON THE RUNWAY WERE ABOUT SEVEN KNOTS. HE COULDN'T RECALL THE DIRECTION OF THE WINDS, BUT STATED THEY WERE APPROXIMATELY 20 DEGREES OFF OF A DIRECT HEADWIND.HE ALSO SAID THAT HE WAS LATE FOR AN APPOINTMENT AND THAT HE PRESSURED HIMSELF TO COMPLETE THE LANDING.HE ALSO SAID HE RECALLED THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ONCE ON THE LANDING RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER.