# Incident 20060815020409I: Piper PA18105, North Myrtle Be, SC, August 15, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2006, 15:15 local time
- Place: North Myrtle Be, SC
- Airport: Grand Strand
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8118° N, 78.7239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAND STRAND (CRE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8118&lon=-78.7239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N262T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N262T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 105 (registry code 7101809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18105
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060815020409I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AIRCRAFT LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND UPON LANDING DUE TO HELICOPTER ROTOR WASH OVER RUNWAY. AIRPORT TOWER CONTROLLER DIRECTED HELICOPTER PILOT FOR AN OPTION APPROACH WITHOUT RESTRICTION CAUSING ROTOR WASH OVER RUNWAY. AT THIS SAME TIME THE CONTROLLER REQUESTED THAT ALL AIRCRAFT ENTERING THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO KEEP THE PATTERN TIGHT. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO LEFT WING WITH NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## Other reports on N262T (1)

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

- [Accident 20050822019699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050822019699A), Aug 22, 2005: Piper PA18105 (N262T), North Myrtle Be, SC, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 22, 2005 at 1615 local time, the PIC was towing a banner southbound along the shore at north Myrtle beach, SC. The PIC experienced engine power…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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