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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna T182T · San Luis Obispo, CA · September 3, 2018

Date: September 3, 2018 · 16:02 local
Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
Airport: San Luis County Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N232JM
Reported as: Cessna T182T
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO-540-AK1A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total600 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N232JMRegistered now · Cessna T182TS/N T18209073 · Built 2013 Airframe modelCessna T182T Engine modelLycoming TIO-540-AK1ATurbo-prop

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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 stated that during his rollout after an uneventful landing the aircraft starting pulling hard to the right and that the more braking he used the harder it would pull. He stated that he felt it was safer to have a controlled rollout off of the runway than to have a possible uncontrolled groundloop. After the aircraft came to a complete stop it was determined that the cause of the hard right pulling was due to flat tire.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING HIS ROLLOUT AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STARTING PULLING HARD TO THE RIGHT AND THAT THE MORE BRAKING HE USED THE HARDER IT WOULD PULL. HE STATED THAT HE FELT IT WAS SAFER TO HAVE A CONTROLLED ROLLOUT OFF OF THE RUNWAY THAN TO HAVE A POSSIBLE UNCONTROLLED GROUNDLOOP. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE HARD RIGHT PULLING WAS DUE TO FLAT TIRE.