19790513026319I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-15 · Muscatine, IA · May 13, 1979

Date: May 13, 1979 · 14:00 local
Place: Muscatine, IA
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4414H
Reported as: Piper PA15
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total150 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N4414HRegistration cancelled May 5, 2015 · Piper PA-15S/N 15-199 · Built 1948 Airframe modelPiper PA-15 Engine 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.

Pilot made hard landing in field, damaged gear, wing, prop. Wing fairing strip was loose, flapping, making noise

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MADE HARD LANDING IN FIELD, DAMAGED GEAR, WING, PROP. WING FAIRING STRIP WAS LOOSE, FLAPPING, MAKING NOISE