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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182 · Camas, WA · February 4, 2018

Date: February 4, 2018 · 15:30 local
Place: Camas, WA
Airport: Green Mountain
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N505PD
Reported as: Cessna 182
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 455 total13 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N505PDRegistered now · Cessna 182S/N 18260611 · Built 1971 Airframe modelCessna 182 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The student pilot on the flight controls of a Cessna 182 (N505PD), with a CFI in the right seat, conducted a short and soft field landing to a hard surface private airstrip (WA67). The aircraft landed further down the runway than what was intended. After touchdown, the student pilot applied the brakes to stop the aircraft but the braking action was weak due to the surface of the runway being wet and covered with moss. The aircraft continued to travel down the runway as additional pressure on the brakes were applied. The aircraft skidded off the end of the runway and ended up in an unimproved dirt area. The yoke of the nose wheel broke off and the right wing tip contacted the ground causing minor skin damage.

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT PILOT ON THE FLIGHT CONTROLS OF A CESSNA 182 (N505PD), WITH A CFI IN THE RIGHT SEAT, CONDUCTED A SHORT AND SOFT FIELD LANDING TO A HARD SURFACE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP (WA67). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY THAN WHAT WAS INTENDED. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE STUDENT PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BUT THE BRAKING ACTION WAS WEAK DUE TO THE SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY BEING WET AND COVERED WITH MOSS. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TRAVEL DOWN THE RUNWAY AS ADDITIONAL PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND ENDED UP IN AN UNIMPROVED DIRT AREA. THE YOKE OF THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF AND THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND CAUSING MINOR SKIN DAMAGE.