20180816014329I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 180J · Westerly, RI · August 16, 2018

Date
August 16, 2018 · 13:00 local
Place
Westerly, RI
Airport
Westerly State Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N46173
Reported as
Cessna 180J
Reported engine
Continental O-470 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
990 total990 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

With minimal crosswind factor, on final pilot was crabbing slightly left. 50 feet above ground he inputed slight left bank and right rudder to align with the runway. A whhel landing was made with a slight bounce. Pilot applied nose down to "paste" the left wheel to the runway. The right wheel then bounced and caused a left bank that continued causing the left wing tip to contact the runway. The plane spun 90 degrees and came to rest on the grass.

As the FAA filed it

WITH MINIMAL CROSSWIND FACTOR, ON FINAL PILOT WAS CRABBING SLIGHTLY LEFT. 50 FEET ABOVE GROUND HE INPUTED SLIGHT LEFT BANK AND RIGHT RUDDER TO ALIGN WITH THE RUNWAY. A WHHEL LANDING WAS MADE WITH A SLIGHT BOUNCE. PILOT APPLIED NOSE DOWN TO "PASTE" THE LEFT WHEEL TO THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WHEEL THEN BOUNCED AND CAUSED A LEFT BANK THAT CONTINUED CAUSING THE LEFT WING TIP TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY. THE PLANE SPUN 90 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST ON THE GRASS.

Other reports on N46173 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.