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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Mccarthy, AK · May 8, 2004

Date
May 8, 2004 · 18:00 local
Place
Mccarthy, AK
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4350Z
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,200 total1,800 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

(-23) Airman observed snow on strip. However, he observed one end was dry to gravel and landed. Before he got stopped the a/c hit the snow and flipped onto its back. In turning the a/c back over, broke the windshield. Prop and windshield had to be changed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRMAN OBSERVED SNOW ON STRIP. HOWEVER, HE OBSERVED ONE END WAS DRY TO GRAVEL AND LANDED. BEFORE HE GOT STOPPED THE A/C HIT THE SNOW AND FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK. IN TURNING THE A/C BACK OVER, BROKE THE WINDSHIELD. PROP AND WINDSHIELD HAD TO BE CHANGED.