What happened
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On Thursday August 09, 2018, at approximately 1:12 pm local time, a Cessna R182, with registration number N1693R veered off the side of the runway at Florence regional airport, in Florence, SC 29506. The aircraft called local ATC on the guard frequency and asked them to verify that his gear was down has he overflew runway 27. ATC said the gear appears to be down and N1693R responded on the guard frequency saying he was using his second radio due to issues with his garmin communications. The aircraft entered a left downwind and was cleared to land on runway 27. The aircraft landed on runway 27 and as it was slowing to taxi speed, it veered left off the runway, damaging the left wing tip and aileron. There are no known injuries at this time. The aircraft is still at the Florence airport (kflo). FAA on-scene Friday, August 10, 2018.
As the FAA filed it
ON THURSDAY AUGUST 09, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 1:12 PM LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA R182, WITH REGISTRATION NUMBER N1693R VEERED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT FLORENCE REGIONAL AIRPORT, IN FLORENCE, SC 29506. THE AIRCRAFT CALLED LOCAL ATC ON THE GUARD FREQUENCY AND ASKED THEM TO VERIFY THAT HIS GEAR WAS DOWN HAS HE OVERFLEW RUNWAY 27. ATC SAID THE GEAR APPEARS TO BE DOWN AND N1693R RESPONDED ON THE GUARD FREQUENCY SAYING HE WAS USING HIS SECOND RADIO DUE TO ISSUES WITH HIS GARMIN COMMUNICATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 27 AND AS IT WAS SLOWING TO TAXI SPEED, IT VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY, DAMAGING THE LEFT WING TIP AND AILERON. THERE ARE NO KNOWN INJURIES AT THIS TIME. THE AIRCRAFT IS STILL AT THE FLORENCE AIRPORT (KFLO). FAA ON-SCENE FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2018.
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