What happened
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On November 2, 2012, at approximately 15:00 central daylight time, a Cessna 182RG aircraft, N9031C, received damage to the propeller during the landing phase of flight at the Denton county airport located near Denton, Texas. Neither the instructing pilot, nor the pilot receiving instruction were injured. The aircraft sustained damage to the propeller, belly skins and antennas as would be expected in a gear up landing. The pilots reported that during the landing phase, wind sheer was encountered resulting in an unusual attitude necessitating a go around. After another approach, a normal landing was made and the aircraft was exited. It was at this time the pilot receiving instruction noted the propeller damage. The aircraft was being operated by us aviation group as a 14 CFR part 141 training flight which originated from Denton county airport on local instructional flight shortly before the incident. The flight was conducting pattern work at Denton county airport when the incident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident, and no flight plan had been filed. Both the properly rated instructing pilot and the pilot being evaluated for a complex endorsement provided a statement regarding the incident to the chief flight instructor for us aviation group. Both pilots claimed that the propeller damage was caused by wind sheer and an abnormal landing attitude of the aircraft. On November 8, 2012, the pilot who was receiving instruction approached the chief flight instructor for us aviation group and requested to amend his statement. The amendment to his statement involved the addition that the landing gear remained in the up position thru out the incident sequence.
As the FAA filed it
ON NOVEMBER 2, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:00 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 182RG AIRCRAFT, N9031C, RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT AT THE DENTON COUNTY AIRPORT LOCATED NEAR DENTON, TEXAS. NEITHER THE INSTRUCTING PILOT, NOR THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION WERE INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, BELLY SKINS AND ANTENNAS AS WOULD BE EXPECTED IN A GEAR UP LANDING. THE PILOTS REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING PHASE, WIND SHEER WAS ENCOUNTERED RESULTING IN AN UNUSUAL ATTITUDE NECESSITATING A GO AROUND. AFTER ANOTHER APPROACH, A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXITED. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION NOTED THE PROPELLER DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY US AVIATION GROUP AS A 14 CFR PART 141 TRAINING FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED FROM DENTON COUNTY AIRPORT ON LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT SHORTLY BEFORE THE INCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTING PATTERN WORK AT DENTON COUNTY AIRPORT WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.BOTH THE PROPERLY RATED INSTRUCTING PILOT AND THE PILOT BEING EVALUATED FOR A COMPLEX ENDORSEMENT PROVIDED A STATEMENT REGARDING THE INCIDENT TO THE CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FOR US AVIATION GROUP. BOTH PILOTS CLAIMED THAT THE PROPELLER DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY WIND SHEER AND AN ABNORMAL LANDING ATTITUDE OF THE AIRCRAFT.ON NOVEMBER 8, 2012, THE PILOT WHO WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION APPROACHED THE CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FOR US AVIATION GROUP AND REQUESTED TO AMEND HIS STATEMENT. THE AMENDMENT TO HIS STATEMENT INVOLVED THE ADDITION THAT THE LANDING GEAR REMAINED IN THE UP POSITION THRU OUT THE INCIDENT SEQUENCE.
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