20070701014799A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Talkeetna, AK · July 1, 2007

Date
July 1, 2007 · 21:30 local
Place
Talkeetna, AK
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3195Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC07LA060
Reported as
Piper PA18150
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
310 total270 in this make and model80 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) Original -23 not saved and expect this document to be amended. 7/27/07. Pilot has not completed NTSB report as of this date. Pilot will get a statement to me by 7/30/07. I will amend this document the week of 7/30/07. (-23 amendment) 8/29/07: interview with the pilot this date. Pilot stated that during the landing roll on a 500 foot grass surface and about 40 foot wide area the left landing gear collapsed during braking, followed by the collapse of the right landing gear. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to both wing spars, the propeller and the belly pod.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ORIGINAL -23 NOT SAVED AND EXPECT THIS DOCUMENT TO BE AMENDED. 7/27/07. PILOT HAS NOT COMPLETED NTSB REPORT AS OF THIS DATE. PILOT WILL GET A STATEMENT TO ME BY 7/30/07. I WILL AMEND THIS DOCUMENT THE WEEK OF 7/30/07. (-23 AMENDMENT) 8/29/07: INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT THIS DATE. PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON A 500 FOOT GRASS SURFACE AND ABOUT 40 FOOT WIDE AREA THE LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING BRAKING, FOLLOWED BY THE COLLAPSE OF THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WING SPARS, THE PROPELLER AND THE BELLY POD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.