19801215078049A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18A 150 · Roswell, NM · December 15, 1980

Date
December 15, 1980 · 15:00 local
Place
Roswell, NM
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6777B
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW81FQA10
Reported as
Piper PA18A150
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
31 total31 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Rough engine. Misused carb heat, elected to land on road. Hit chuck hole. Nosed over. Lacked knowledge of carb heat

As the FAA filed it

ROUGH ENGINE. MISUSED CARB HEAT, ELECTED TO LAND ON ROAD. HIT CHUCK HOLE. NOSED OVER. LACKED KNOWLEDGE OF CARB HEAT

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N6777B · 1

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