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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Talkeetna, AK · May 3, 2007

Date: May 3, 2007 · 14:00 local
Place: Talkeetna, AK
Airport: Talkeetna
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9146D
Reported as: Piper PA18150
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,700 total1,200 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N9146DRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-6536 · Built 1958 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) After landing, pilot was taxiing to parking. The aircraft taxied over an unforeseen soft spot in the sand and sunk to axle. The aircraft prop struck soft sand and the pilot shut down the engine. The sand left a 1" mark in the prop blade. The pilot contacted his mechanic who evaluated the prop and ferried the aircraft back to wasilla.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER LANDING, PILOT WAS TAXIING TO PARKING. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED OVER AN UNFORESEEN SOFT SPOT IN THE SAND AND SUNK TO AXLE. THE AIRCRAFT PROP STRUCK SOFT SAND AND THE PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. THE SAND LEFT A 1" MARK IN THE PROP BLADE. THE PILOT CONTACTED HIS MECHANIC WHO EVALUATED THE PROP AND FERRIED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO WASILLA.

Other reports on N9146D · 1

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

Accident 20041015025049AFinal Approach · Wasilla, AK(-23) The airman stated than on left downwind he applied carburetor heat and began a descent. During the left base turn he applied power and the engine was not as responsive as he was accustomed to. At approximately 100 feet AGL, and in a left turn the…Oct 15, 2004 · Substantial damage