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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Tulia, TX · March 24, 1980

Date: March 24, 1980 · 14:30 local
Place: Tulia, TX
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7218Z
Reported as: Piper PA25235
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 433 total60 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N7218ZRegistered now · Piper PA-25-235S/N 25-3134 · Built 1965 Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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 was landing to aid downed aircraft but landed long. When brakes were applied, aircraft rotated up on nose.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS LANDING TO AID DOWNED AIRCRAFT BUT LANDED LONG. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, AIRCRAFT ROTATED UP ON NOSE.