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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA18S · Baton Rouge, LA · October 3, 1992

Date
October 3, 1992 · 10:32 local
Place
Baton Rouge, LA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N118EM
Reported as
Piper PA18S
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,400 total60 in this make and model200 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.

Engine failure on banner towing operation. Forced landing in field. Unable to release banner. Banner hooked on gear

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILURE ON BANNER TOWING OPERATION. FORCED LANDING IN FIELD. UNABLE TO RELEASE BANNER. BANNER HOOKED ON GEAR