20060401003739I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Roundup, MT · April 1, 2006

Date
April 1, 2006 · 15:00 local
Place
Roundup, MT
Airport
Roundup Airport
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4036E
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,900 total800 in this make and model60 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) Due to gusty winds, the pilot descended below a rim into a valley, at which time he struck a power line. Airman counseled on the risks and hazards of low-level flight operations. Closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DUE TO GUSTY WINDS, THE PILOT DESCENDED BELOW A RIM INTO A VALLEY, AT WHICH TIME HE STRUCK A POWER LINE. AIRMAN COUNSELED ON THE RISKS AND HAZARDS OF LOW-LEVEL FLIGHT OPERATIONS. CLOSED.

Other reports on N4036E · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.