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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18A · Shelton Point, AK · September 27, 1979

Date: September 27, 1979 · 14:00 local
Place: Shelton Point, AK
Airport: Munson Island
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9261D
Reported as: Piper PA18A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total1,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N9261DRegistered now · Piper PA-18AS/N 18-6555 · Built 1958 Airframe modelPiper PA-18A Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Landed on old, unimproved strip in high grass. Left main and propeller bent when pilot hit log and nosed up.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED ON OLD, UNIMPROVED STRIP IN HIGH GRASS. LEFT MAIN AND PROPELLER BENT WHEN PILOT HIT LOG AND NOSED UP.