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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna R182 · Charleston, SC · July 13, 2023

Date
July 13, 2023 · 11:46 local
Place
Charleston, SC
Airport
Charleston Executive
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7368N
Reported as
Cessna R182
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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.

From the pilot's statement: "there was a crosswind upon approach but nothing which seemed unusually dangerous. After touchdown and on roll out the plane veered to the left allowing the left main wheel to enter the soft dirt or sand which caused the plane to yaw left onto the dirt. The nose wheel and right main caused the plane to stop somewhat abruptly injuring the prop and right wing tip. Upon reflection of the event, I initially thought that it was a brake issue or rudder malfunction but this morning I met with the mechanic and he checked the brakes and found no issues. I now wonder if it might have been a wind gust or micro burst from the rain showers north of the field."

As the FAA filed it

FROM THE PILOT'S STATEMENT: "THERE WAS A CROSSWIND UPON APPROACH BUT NOTHING WHICH SEEMED UNUSUALLY DANGEROUS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND ON ROLL OUT THE PLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT ALLOWING THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL TO ENTER THE SOFT DIRT OR SAND WHICH CAUSED THE PLANE TO YAW LEFT ONTO THE DIRT. THE NOSE WHEEL AND RIGHT MAIN CAUSED THE PLANE TO STOP SOMEWHAT ABRUPTLY INJURING THE PROP AND RIGHT WING TIP. UPON REFLECTION OF THE EVENT, I INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT IT WAS A BRAKE ISSUE OR RUDDER MALFUNCTION BUT THIS MORNING I MET WITH THE MECHANIC AND HE CHECKED THE BRAKES AND FOUND NO ISSUES. I NOW WONDER IF IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A WIND GUST OR MICRO BURST FROM THE RAIN SHOWERS NORTH OF THE FIELD."

Other reports on N7368N · 1

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