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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Bison, SD · June 6, 1981

Date: June 6, 1981 · 06:00 local
Place: Bison, SD
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7296Z
Reported as: Piper PA25235
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,169 total400 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N7296ZRegistered now · Piper PA-25-235S/N 25-3241 · 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 looked to see where flag had hit ground after release. Right gear struck rising terrain, collapsing gear.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOOKED TO SEE WHERE FLAG HAD HIT GROUND AFTER RELEASE. RIGHT GEAR STRUCK RISING TERRAIN, COLLAPSING GEAR.