19990930033409I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper J4A · Silverlake, WI · September 30, 1999

Date: September 30, 1999 · 12:50 local
Place: Silverlake, WI
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N25753
Reported as: Piper J4A
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,100 total350 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N25753Registered now · Piper J4AS/N 4-823 · Built 1939 Airframe modelPiper J4A Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On September 30, 1999, at 1750Z, a Piper model J4A, N25753, upon landing on silver lake, silver lake, WI, encountered rough surface conditions. The pilot reported the aircraft, on landing, turned slightly cross wind. The wind lifted the left wing and the right float nosed under flipping the aircraft on it's back. The private pilot sustained no injuries and the aircraft sustained minor damage. There were no passengers on board. The aircraft was being operated as a personal flight by the owner, gordon n. olson under 14 CFR part 91 when the incident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time with wins at 26 KTS., gusting to 31 KTS.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1999, AT 1750Z, A PIPER MODEL J4A, N25753, UPON LANDING ON SILVER LAKE, SILVER LAKE, WI, ENCOUNTERED ROUGH SURFACE CONDITIONS. THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT, ON LANDING, TURNED SLIGHTLY CROSS WIND. THE WIND LIFTED THE LEFT WING AND THE RIGHT FLOAT NOSED UNDER FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT ON IT'S BACK. THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT BY THE OWNER, GORDON N. OLSON UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME WITH WINS AT 26 KTS., GUSTING TO 31 KTS.