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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA18A · Port Angeles, WA · July 2, 1998

Date
July 2, 1998 · 18:00 local
Place
Port Angeles, WA
Airport
William R Fairchild International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3686A
Reported as
Piper PA18A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,294 total3 in this make and model81 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-5) Pilot misapplied left brake during landing roll. Subsequent ground loop resulted in a bent right gear and damaged wing tip.

As the FAA filed it

(-5) PILOT MISAPPLIED LEFT BRAKE DURING LANDING ROLL. SUBSEQUENT GROUND LOOP RESULTED IN A BENT RIGHT GEAR AND DAMAGED WING TIP.