19940115004729I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA18S · New Orleans, LA · January 15, 1994

Date: January 15, 1994 · 09:03 local
Place: New Orleans, LA
Airport: Lakefront Airport
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6766B
Reported as: Piper PA18S
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 325 total300 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N6766BRegistered now · Piper PA-18AS/N 18-5041 · Built 1956 Airframe modelPiper PA-18A Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: the pilot stated that the aircraft departed the runway and the right main landing gear struck the PAPI light on the left side of runway 36R while practicing touch and go "wheel landings". The private pilot had completed several previous successful touch and go landings on the same runway. During the last touch and go landing, a right crosswind turned the aircraft into the wind. Wind conditions contributed to the problem. The pilot overcorrected with left rudder and also added power. The private pilot and passenger were not injured. The aircraft sustained minor damage. The airport was VFR at the time of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE PAPI LIGHT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 36R WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO "WHEEL LANDINGS". THE PRIVATE PILOT HAD COMPLETED SEVERAL PREVIOUS SUCCESSFUL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON THE SAME RUNWAY. DURING THE LAST TOUCH AND GO LANDING, A RIGHT CROSSWIND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE WIND. WIND CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROBLEM. THE PILOT OVERCORRECTED WITH LEFT RUDDER AND ALSO ADDED POWER. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRPORT WAS VFR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

Other reports on N6766B · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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