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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aviat A-1A · Cook, MN · December 2, 2000

Date: December 2, 2000 · 11:15 local
Place: Cook, MN
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N12TE
Reported as: Aviat A1A
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total51 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N12TERegistered now · Aviat A-1AS/N 1440 · Built 1998 Airframe modelAviat A-1A Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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)privacy data omittedwas practicing stol operations from the a/c owners Private airstrip, when a hard landing was made. The a/c suffered gear damage and was landed on a nearby lake. During the landing on the lake the left main gear failed causing the propeller to strike the surface. This incident occurred on 12/2/00, but was not reported until 12/18/00. The minneapolis FSDO was notified through an anonymous telephone call made to the duluth, Minnesota air traffic control tower, who forwarded the information.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)^PRIVACY DAT^WAS PRACTICING STOL OPERATIONS FROM THE A/C OWNERS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, WHEN A HARD LANDING WAS MADE. THE A/C SUFFERED GEAR DAMAGE AND WAS LANDED ON A NEARBY LAKE. DURING THE LANDING ON THE LAKE THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE SURFACE. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 12/2/00, BUT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 12/18/00. THE MINNEAPOLIS FSDO WAS NOTIFIED THROUGH AN ANONYMOUS TELEPHONE CALL MADE TO THE DULUTH, MINNESOTA AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER, WHO FORWARDED THE INFORMATION.