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FAA incident report · Piper PA18 · Great Falls, MT · October 13, 1978

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Date
October 13, 1978 · 09:25 local
Place
Great Falls, MT
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N32852
Reported as
Piper PA18
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N32852Registered now · Piper J-3S/N 5661 · Built 1940Airframe modelPiper J-3Engine modelLycoming 0-145B seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Bungee shock cords failed during landing. The gear had been damaged on the previous takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

BUNGEE SHOCK CORDS FAILED DURING LANDING. THE GEAR HAD BEEN DAMAGED ON THE PREVIOUS TAKEOFF.