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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Fairbanks, AK · July 18, 1996

Date: July 18, 1996 · 23:00 local
Place: Fairbanks, AK
Airport: Fairbanks International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7384D
Reported as: Piper PA18150
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 520 total160 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N7384DRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-5749 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 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: on approach to float pond one the pilot heard a loud bang, followed by a yaw and rapid rate of descent. The pilot was able to arrest the rate of descent and landed with a reduction of power. The right wing started to fall. The pilot had to maintain full power to keep the right wing out of the water. He was able to maintain a balance of speed and power to the shore. The aircraft did not sustain any damage as a result of beaching. A post flight inspection found the left rear fuselage fitting and the right front float fitting had failed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON APPROACH TO FLOAT POND ONE THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG, FOLLOWED BY A YAW AND RAPID RATE OF DESCENT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO ARREST THE RATE OF DESCENT AND LANDED WITH A REDUCTION OF POWER. THE RIGHT WING STARTED TO FALL. THE PILOT HAD TO MAINTAIN FULL POWER TO KEEP THE RIGHT WING OUT OF THE WATER. HE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN A BALANCE OF SPEED AND POWER TO THE SHORE. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF BEACHING. A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THE LEFT REAR FUSELAGE FITTING AND THE RIGHT FRONT FLOAT FITTING HAD FAILED.

Other reports on N7384D · 2

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

Accident 20200228004099ATakeoff: Climb Out · Big Lake, AKPilot states that he departed wolf lake and flew to Big Lake to perform touch and go maneuvers. Pilot had carb heat turned on during the second landing and turned carb heat off and applied full power to initiate a take-off. Once airborne, the aircraft began…Feb 28, 2020 · Substantial damage Incident 20170122004279ILanding: Rollout · Kodiak, AKLanded on frozen lake covered in snow. Landed on wheels, not skis. Wheels dug in and aircraft nosed over with propeller strike. Only damage to aircraft was propeller and spinner. Per NTSB, this incident does not meet the criteria for an accident. No NTSB id…Jan 22, 2017 · Minor damage