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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18 · Carrollton, GA · June 20, 1981

Date
June 20, 1981 · 16:00 local
Place
Carrollton, GA
Airport
West Georgia Regi
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5589J
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FKG28
Reported as
Piper PA18
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
47 total47 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Student pilot decided to land because door came open. Gear collapsed when wheels touched down in drift attitude.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT DECIDED TO LAND BECAUSE DOOR CAME OPEN. GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN IN DRIFT ATTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

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