# Incident 19790811030619I: Piper PA18, Broadus, MT, August 11, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1979, 07:00 local time
- Place: Broadus, MT
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.4431° N, 105.4083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broadus, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4431&lon=-105.4083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4287Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4287Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-B2B (registry code 42138, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-b2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 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/19790811030619I

## Narrative

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

DURING AGRICULTURAL OPERATION WHILE LETTING DOWN ON FIELD, MAIN GEAR STRUCK GROUND. GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.

## Other reports on N4287Z (3)

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

- [Accident 20080716855189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080716855189A), Jul 16, 2008: Piper PA18150 (N4287Z), Myrtle Beach, SC, Substantial damage. (-23) Engine teardown found no mechanical problems. Suspect carburator ice. Hornet nest found in carburator airbox that could have restriced use of carburator…
- [Incident 20001008016539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001008016539I), Oct 8, 2000: Piper PA18150 (N4287Z), Conway, SC. (-23) On October 8, 2000, at approx. 1330 hours, the a/c was rolling to a stop after landing when a gust of wind picked up the a/c causing the nose of the a/c…
- [Incident 19850611064699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850611064699I), Jun 11, 1985: Piper PA18150 (N4287Z), Broadus, MT, Minor damage. Ran off side of runway during crosswind landing. Gear struck soft shoulder and wingtip struck the ground.

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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