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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18150 · Mcgrath, AK · July 20, 1996

Date
July 20, 1996 · 11:59 local
Place
Mcgrath, AK
Airport
Mcgrath
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2561N
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC96LA105
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,335 total56 in this make and model

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.

Left tire went flat taxiing to takeoff. Prior landing accident damaged gear. Bogus repair by pilot. Tire slipped rim

As the FAA filed it

LEFT TIRE WENT FLAT TAXIING TO TAKEOFF. PRIOR LANDING ACCIDENT DAMAGED GEAR. BOGUS REPAIR BY PILOT.TIRE SLIPPED RIM

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.