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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-12 · Standish, ME · April 28, 1996

Date: April 28, 1996 · 14:00 local
Place: Standish, ME
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4103M
Reported as: Piper PA12
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,200 total1,300 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N4103MRegistered now · Piper PA-12S/N 12-3000 · Built 1947 Airframe modelPiper PA-12 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Narrative: upon landing on Private air strip at randall orchards, pilot experienced loss of rudder control and aircraft ground looped, causing propeller to strike the ground. Upon examination, pilot discovered microphone had fallen under rudder pedals, restricting movement of pedals. Pilot stated the final approach was in turbulent air; possibly causing microphone to fall from holder.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: UPON LANDING ON PRIVATE AIR STRIP AT RANDALL ORCHARDS, PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF RUDDER CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED, CAUSING PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. UPON EXAMINATION, PILOT DISCOVERED MICROPHONE HAD FALLEN UNDER RUDDER PEDALS, RESTRICTING MOVEMENT OF PEDALS. PILOT STATED THE FINAL APPROACH WAS IN TURBULENT AIR; POSSIBLY CAUSING MICROPHONE TO FALL FROM HOLDER.

Other reports on N4103M · 1

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

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