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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna P210N · Eugene, OR · June 25, 2017

Date: June 25, 2017 · 16:46 local
Place: Eugene, OR
Airport: Mahlon Sweet Field Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N339DG
Reported as: Cessna P210N
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,367 total3,343 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N339DGRegistered now · Cessna P210NS/N P21000434 Airframe modelCessna P210N 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 attempted a landing with a reported 13KT cross-wind at 240 on RWY16 and bounced. He decided to do a go around. On the 2nd attempt the pilot reported he "touched down somewhat fast in case there was a wind shear. The wheels started rolling for maybe 2 seconds and then all of a sudden I am sliding sideways." The pilot confirmed that he slid off the runway as evidenced by "the friction of the pavement on the face of the tire rubbed off the rubber and threads were showing." The pilot said he "let the plane 'have its head' and go into the grass which I knew from my familiarity with the airport was the safest option."

No injuries or damage to the aircraft or airport facilities was reported.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING WITH A REPORTED 13KT CROSS-WIND AT 240 ON RWY16 AND BOUNCED. HE DECIDED TO DO A GO AROUND. ON THE 2ND ATTEMPT THE PILOT REPORTED HE "TOUCHED DOWN SOMEWHAT FAST IN CASE THERE WAS A WIND SHEAR. THE WHEELS STARTED ROLLING FOR MAYBE 2 SECONDS AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I AM SLIDING SIDEWAYS." THE PILOT CONFIRMED THAT HE SLID OFF THE RUNWAY AS EVIDENCED BY "THE FRICTION OF THE PAVEMENT ON THE FACE OF THE TIRE RUBBED OFF THE RUBBER AND THREADS WERE SHOWING." THE PILOT SAID HE "LET THE PLANE 'HAVE ITS HEAD' AND GO INTO THE GRASS WHICH I KNEW FROM MY FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRPORT WAS THE SAFEST OPTION."

NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR AIRPORT FACILITIES WAS REPORTED.