# Incident 19781013030459I: Piper PA18, Great Falls, MT, October 13, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1978, 09:25 local time
- Place: Great Falls, MT
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5025° N, 111.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Great Falls, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5025&lon=-111.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32852, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32852) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J-3 (registry code 7100502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781013030459I

## Narrative

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

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

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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