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FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Girdwood, AK · September 29, 2008

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Date
September 29, 2008 · 16:00 local
Place
Girdwood, AK
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N285HC
Reported as
Piper PA18150
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total600 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N285HCRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7464 · Built 1960Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine 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) According to the pilot, as the aircraft was slowing down during landing, the left main wheel hit a small "hummuck", or bump on the ground, forcing the nose of the aircraft about two feet into the air. As the nose was coming down, the tailwheel hit the same bump, forcing the tail of the aircraft into the air. This occurred at slow speed. As the tail went up, the propeller hit the ground and the aircraft slowly rolled over onto it's back. The aircraft suffered substantial damage. The pilot, the only sole onboard, was uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWING DOWN DURING LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL HIT A SMALL "HUMMUCK", OR BUMP ON THE GROUND, FORCING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT ABOUT TWO FEET INTO THE AIR. AS THE NOSE WAS COMING DOWN, THE TAILWHEEL HIT THE SAME BUMP, FORCING THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE AIR. THIS OCCURRED AT SLOW SPEED. AS THE TAIL WENT UP, THE PROPELLER HIT THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY ROLLED OVER ONTO IT'S BACK. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT, THE ONLY SOLE ONBOARD, WAS UNINJURED.