# Incident 19981214044179I: Piper PA18150, Minneapolis, MN, December 14, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1998, 11:35 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Crystal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0625° N, 93.3540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRYSTAL (MIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0625&lon=-93.3540&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25WF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25WF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper/Wally'S Flyers J3C-65 (registry code 7100537, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-wally-s-flyers-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,080 total, 450 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981214044179I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-5) WHILE TURNING AIRCRAFT TO TAXI STRUCK THIRD PLASTIC POST THAT COULD NOT SEE FROM COCKPIT. PROPELLER TIP BROKE OFF WHEN POST STRUCK. (WOOD PROP). SENT MR. TESMAR A COPY OF TELEDINE CONTINENTAL SERVICE BULLETIN SB96-11 FOR HIS INFORMATION ON PROPELLER STRIKE INCIDENTS AND THE MANUFACTURES RECOMMENDATIONS DATED 09/10/96. DISCUSSED TAXI PROCEDURES WITH AIRMAN AND THE PROPER PROCEDURE FOR A TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT "S" TURNS FOR POSSIBLE OBSTRUCTIONS IN TAXI PATH.

## Other reports on N25WF (5)

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

- [Incident 20110817018379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110817018379I), Aug 17, 2011: Piper/Wally'S Flyers Inc J3C-65 (N25WF), Monticello, MN, Minor damage. After landing at [20Y], during taxi, the right wing lift struts contacted a sign post that was located on the edge of the mowed area on the north east side of…
- [Accident 20100619037189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100619037189A), Jun 19, 2010: Piper/Wally J3C-65 (N25WF), Crystal, MN, Substantial damage. On June 19,2010 at Crystal airport (kmic) [privacy data omitted] was providing flight instruction to a non-current private pilot for the purpose of obtaining a…
- [Incident 20040109014729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040109014729I), Jan 9, 2004: Piper J3C65 (N25WF), Minneapolis, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed on runway 14R. During rollout, aircraft veered to the right and nosed over.
- [Accident 19880722052009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880722052009A), Jul 22, 1988: Piper J3C65 (N25WF), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing roll. Added power to go around but continued off runway and hit the VASI lights
- [Incident 19861214081929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861214081929I), Dec 14, 1986: Piper J3C65 (N25WF), Lakeville, MN. Engine ran rough and then quit. Landed in a field. Suspect carburetor icing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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