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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18-150 · White River, SD · October 18, 2003

Date: October 18, 2003 · 09:30 local
Place: White River, SD
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N82267
Reported as: Piper PA18150
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total20 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N82267Registered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7909086 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was landing on a turf strip about 10 miles southeast of White River, SD. The strip is used by an agricultural applicator. The airplane's main gear entered a furrow which caused the airplane to veer left. The pilot overcorrected to the right and it struck a fence on the right side of the strip. There was minor damage to the wing strut, cowling, and propeller. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The pilot said that in the future he would physically inspect each Private airstrip before using.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS LANDING ON A TURF STRIP ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WHITE RIVER, SD. THE STRIP IS USED BY AN AGRICULTURAL APPLICATOR. THE AIRPLANE'S MAIN GEAR ENTERED A FURROW WHICH CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO VEER LEFT. THE PILOT OVERCORRECTED TO THE RIGHT AND IT STRUCK A FENCE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STRIP. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WING STRUT, COWLING, AND PROPELLER. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE PILOT SAID THAT IN THE FUTURE HE WOULD PHYSICALLY INSPECT EACH PRIVATE AIRSTRIP BEFORE USING.