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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182P · Grand Island, NE · April 21, 2012

Date: April 21, 2012 · 17:30 local
Place: Grand Island, NE
Airport: Central Nebraska Regional Airp
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N84466
Reported as: Cessna 182P
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total80 in this make and model

N84466Registered now · Cessna 182PS/N 18261868 · Built 1973 Airframe modelCessna 182P 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.

Pilot departed lnk direct gri, with gri ATIS reporting winds at 330 approximately 18, gusting to 29. Final approach was made to runway 35 with full flaps. Close to touch down, the aircraft began to drift right, while touching down on the right main landing gear. At this time, a wind gust picked up the left wing, causing the nose to dip, causing the propeller blades to contact the runway. The aircraft settled onto all three landing gear, and aircraft taxied off runway. Minor damage to the propeller tips was observed and consistent to the pilot report. No other damage reported or observed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED LNK DIRECT GRI, WITH GRI ATIS REPORTING WINDS AT 330 APPROXIMATELY 18, GUSTING TO 29. FINAL APPROACH WAS MADE TO RUNWAY 35 WITH FULL FLAPS. CLOSE TO TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT RIGHT, WHILE TOUCHING DOWN ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. AT THIS TIME, A WIND GUST PICKED UP THE LEFT WING, CAUSING THE NOSE TO DIP, CAUSING THE PROPELLER BLADES TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO ALL THREE LANDING GEAR, AND AIRCRAFT TAXIED OFF RUNWAY. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER TIPS WAS OBSERVED AND CONSISTENT TO THE PILOT REPORT. NO OTHER DAMAGE REPORTED OR OBSERVED.