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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 335 · Wiley Ford, WV · March 21, 2016

Date: March 21, 2016 · 14:30 local
Place: Wiley Ford, WV
Airport: Greater Cumberland Regional Ai
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N335PW
Reported as: Cessna 335
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 490 total200 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N335PWRegistered now · Cessna 335S/N 335-0011 Airframe modelCessna 335 Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot reported that he obtained the weather and selected the proper runway according to the winds. After touching down on the center line of the runway the aircraft veered to left and departed the runway. The left main landing gear went in the grass off the side of the runway and the left propeller struck a berm causing damage to all 3 propeller blades. The aircraft was then shut down on the runway and towed to the ramp. After consulting with an operations inspector, the iic recommends a 44709 re-exam on landings for the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE OBTAINED THE WEATHER AND SELECTED THE PROPER RUNWAY ACCORDING TO THE WINDS. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WENT IN THE GRASS OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE LEFT PROPELLER STRUCK A BERM CAUSING DAMAGE TO ALL 3 PROPELLER BLADES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN SHUT DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AND TOWED TO THE RAMP. AFTER CONSULTING WITH AN OPERATIONS INSPECTOR, THE IIC RECOMMENDS A 44709 RE-EXAM ON LANDINGS FOR THE PILOT.