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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aviat A1B · Salt Lake City, UT · November 18, 2001

Date: November 18, 2001 · 14:43 local
Place: Salt Lake City, UT
Airport: Salt Lake City International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N923C
Reported as: Aviat A1B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,400 total3 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot had a lot of experience in the Piper super cub, which has "heel brakes." The husky he was flying had "toe brakes". According to the pilot, upon landing he went to add rudder and inadvertently hit the "toe brakes", causing the aircraft to groundloop, and the right wingtip to strike the ground. The right wingtip received minor damage. No injuries. Recommend 44709 reexam.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT HAD A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN THE PIPER SUPER CUB, WHICH HAS "HEEL BRAKES." THE HUSKY HE WAS FLYING HAD "TOE BRAKES". ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, UPON LANDING HE WENT TO ADD RUDDER AND INADVERTENTLY HIT THE "TOE BRAKES", CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUNDLOOP, AND THE RIGHT WINGTIP TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE RIGHT WINGTIP RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. NO INJURIES. RECOMMEND 44709 REEXAM.