20050331008639I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18A · Watsonville, CA · March 31, 2005

Date
March 31, 2005 · 13:30 local
Place
Watsonville, CA
Airport
Watsonville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7291D
Reported as
Piper PA18A
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,011 total2 in this make and model109 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) During gusting wind conditions pilot attempted landing runway 20 at Watsonville, California. Landing resulted in ground loop damaging left wing and collapsing left main gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING GUSTING WIND CONDITIONS PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING RUNWAY 20 AT WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA. LANDING RESULTED IN GROUND LOOP DAMAGING LEFT WING AND COLLAPSING LEFT MAIN GEAR.