19840831046069A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Montague Island, AK · August 31, 1984

Date
August 31, 1984 · 13:00 local
Place
Montague Island, AK
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3988M
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC84LA163
Reported as
Piper PA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O360D2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
109 total65 in this make and model39 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.

Hard landing caused bungee cord to break. This caused gear to collapse and airplane to skid off runway.

As the FAA filed it

HARD LANDING CAUSED BUNGEE CORD TO BREAK. THIS CAUSED GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND AIRPLANE TO SKID OFF RUNWAY.

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 N3988M · 1

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