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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR20 · Reno, NV · June 28, 2019

Date
June 28, 2019 · 15:25 local
Place
Reno, NV
Airport
Reno/Tahoe International
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N513PA
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR20
Reported engine
Continental IO-360-ES
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total144 in this make and model19 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.

This incident occurred when the pilot encountered wind shear on landing, and again on the roll out. This is most likely due to summertime thermal activity, which is commonly known as dust devils. These can be strong and invisible, if there is no debris spinning around. The pilot was counseled on 07/24/2019 on the subject, and how to prepare for them.

As the FAA filed it

THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR ON LANDING, AND AGAIN ON THE ROLL OUT. THIS IS MOST LIKELY DUE TO SUMMERTIME THERMAL ACTIVITY, WHICH IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS DUST DEVILS. THESE CAN BE STRONG AND INVISIBLE, IF THERE IS NO DEBRIS SPINNING AROUND. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON 07/24/2019 ON THE SUBJECT, AND HOW TO PREPARE FOR THEM.