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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Cuba, MO · September 27, 2000

Date: September 27, 2000 · 15:30 local
Place: Cuba, MO
Airport: Cuba Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4396Z
Reported as: Piper PA18150
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,400 total350 in this make and model140 in the last 90 days

N4396ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-8727 · Built 1968 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.

(-23)During rollout after landing, the left main landing gear came in contact with an extremely water logged area that had standing water due to recent rains. Since this taxi area had fairly tall grass, it was not possible for privacy data omitted to see the standing water from his point of reference. The gear got caught in the mud causing the left strut to collapse which then caused the propeller to strike the ground. Aircraft damage was limited to propeller and left main strut/bungee assembly.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)DURING ROLLOUT AFTER LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CAME IN CONTACT WITH AN EXTREMELY WATER LOGGED AREA THAT HAD STANDING WATER DUE TO RECENT RAINS. SINCE THIS TAXI AREA HAD FAIRLY TALL GRASS, IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE FOR ^PRIVACY DAT^ TO SEE THE STANDING WATER FROM HIS POINT OF REFERENCE. THE GEAR GOT CAUGHT IN THE MUD CAUSING THE LEFT STRUT TO COLLAPSE WHICH THEN CAUSED THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO PROPELLER AND LEFT MAIN STRUT/BUNGEE ASSEMBLY.

Other reports on N4396Z · 1

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

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