19971223042559I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Jackson, WY · December 23, 1997

Date: December 23, 1997 · 11:50 local
Place: Jackson, WY
Airport: Jackson Hole
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N77ST
Reported as: Piper PA18150
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 390 total33 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N77STRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-6738 · Built 1959 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: pilot, lansworth p. johnson stated to myself that he landed on runway 18 from the north. Pilot reported a slow landing at mid-field. He stated the landing gear was on the ground, but his tail lifted and headed to the left. He admitted to over correcting with too much right rudder, bringing the right wing down which lightly scraped the tip. Mr. Johnson stated the over correction resulted in the aircraft heading towards a snow bank on the side of the runway. Mr. Johnson also stated he pulled the throttle off prior to hitting the snow bank. The resulting damage was to the propeller and a sudden engine stoppage and slight scrape on the right wing tip. This is a final report.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT, LANSWORTH P. JOHNSON STATED TO MYSELF THAT HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 18 FROM THE NORTH. PILOT REPORTED A SLOW LANDING AT MID-FIELD. HE STATED THE LANDING GEAR WAS ON THE GROUND, BUT HIS TAIL LIFTED AND HEADED TO THE LEFT. HE ADMITTED TO OVER CORRECTING WITH TOO MUCH RIGHT RUDDER, BRINGING THE RIGHT WING DOWN WHICH LIGHTLY SCRAPED THE TIP. MR. JOHNSON STATED THE OVER CORRECTION RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT HEADING TOWARDS A SNOW BANK ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. MR. JOHNSON ALSO STATED HE PULLED THE THROTTLE OFF PRIOR TO HITTING THE SNOW BANK. THE RESULTING DAMAGE WAS TO THE PROPELLER AND A SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE AND SLIGHT SCRAPE ON THE RIGHT WING TIP. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT.