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FAA incident report · Piper PA-18 · Reno, NV · January 15, 2004

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Date
January 15, 2004 · 10:00 local
Place
Reno, NV
Airport
Reno/Stead Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1891A
Reported as
Piper PA18
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,683 total116 in this make and model97 in the last 90 days
N1891ARegistered now · Piper PA-18S/N 18-1891 · Built 1952Airframe modelPiper PA-18Engine modelLycoming 0-145B seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft was operated in slush during high altitude, off airport landing training. It is believed that the brakes accumulated water during taxi and froze during the return flight to 4SD. The temperature at Reno/Stead Airport at the time of the incident was 37 degrees. Upon landing, the frozen brakes impeded wheel rotation and the aircraft nosed over. Note: the aircraft was below gross weight and within center of gravity limits at the time of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED IN SLUSH DURING HIGH ALTITUDE, OFF AIRPORT LANDING TRAINING. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE BRAKES ACCUMULATED WATER DURING TAXI AND FROZE DURING THE RETURN FLIGHT TO 4SD. THE TEMPERATURE AT RENO/STEAD AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS 37 DEGREES. UPON LANDING, THE FROZEN BRAKES IMPEDED WHEEL ROTATION AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. NOTE: THE AIRCRAFT WAS BELOW GROSS WEIGHT AND WITHIN CENTER OF GRAVITY LIMITS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.