# Accident 19770512011669A: Piper PA18A135, Oshkosh, NE, May 12, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1977
- Place: Oshkosh, NE
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 41.4080° N, 102.3452° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oshkosh, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4080&lon=-102.3452&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3591A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3591A-2008-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A-135 (registry code 7101822, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 930 total, 28 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77DCJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCJ19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770512011669A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT CONDUCTING SHORT FIELD LDGS

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC77DCJ19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCJ19), May 12, 1977: Piper PA-18A (N3591A), Oshkosh, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3591A (3)

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

- [Accident 19830223005149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830223005149A), Feb 23, 1983: Piper PA18A135 (N3591A), Douglas, AZ, Substantial damage. Student used brakes too hard on landing. Airplane nosed over.
- [Accident 19810716045299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810716045299A), Jul 16, 1981: Piper PA18A (N3591A), Imperial, NE, Substantial damage. Used too much brake on wheel landing. Airplane nosed over.
- [Incident 19780602041579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780602041579I), Jun 2, 1978: Piper PA32260 (N3591A), Midland, TX, Minor damage. Pilot aborted takeoff and overran departure end of runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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