# Incident 20060906019119I: Piper PA18135, Malibu, CA, September 6, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2006, 15:15 local time
- Place: Malibu, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0093° N, 118.7966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malibu, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0093&lon=-118.7966&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7199K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7199K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C2A (registry code 42285, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 180 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060906019119I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WHILE TOWING A BANNER DEVELOPED AN OIL LEAK IN THE ENGINE AREA. THE PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN AN OPEN AREA, JUST NORTH OF THE PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY. THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER BENT WHEN IT CONTACTED THE GROUND WHILE LANDING.

## Other reports on N7199K (2)

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

- [Accident 20230903015629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230903015629A), Sep 3, 2023: Piper PA-18-135 (N7199K), Compton, CA, Substantial damage. On September 3, 2023, [privacy data omitted] took off from Compton on runway 25L, and turned around to pick up a banner. During climb out the pilot seat…
- [Incident 20040807016729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040807016729I), Aug 7, 2004: Piper PA18135 (N7199K), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. (-23) N7199K, Piper PA18, ground looped after landing Long Beach, CA, airport runway 25R. Minor aircraft damage reported-tail wheel broke off and propeller…

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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