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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-25 · Somerville, NJ · July 12, 2000

Date
July 12, 2000 · 16:15 local
Place
Somerville, NJ
Airport
Somerset Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6270Z
Reported as
Piper PA25

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What happened

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

(-23)Aircraft landed on grass runway 26 at Somerset Airport (sjb). After landing and almost stopping, as the pilot attempted to turn to back taxi, the right landing gear bungee cord anchor failed, causing the aircraft to lean right and veer left, running into some small trees.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AIRCRAFT LANDED ON GRASS RUNWAY 26 AT SOMERSET AIRPORT (SJB). AFTER LANDING AND ALMOST STOPPING, AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN TO BACK TAXI, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR BUNGEE CORD ANCHOR FAILED, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LEAN RIGHT AND VEER LEFT, RUNNING INTO SOME SMALL TREES.