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FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Cottonwood, ID · June 14, 2009

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Date
June 14, 2009 · 08:00 local
Place
Cottonwood, ID
Airport
Salmon Bar
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3761Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR09CA288
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
464 total183 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days
N3761ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7523 · Built 1960Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming O-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) Pilot on final approach to Salmon Bar Airport. On final approach to runway 15 pilot made a slight right turn to align aircraft to runway and struck a tree with the right wing. The aircraft impacted the ground and the left main landing gear dug into the ground followed by the left wing striking the ground. Examination of the aircraft revealed substantial damage to both wings and fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT ON FINAL APPROACH TO SALMON BAR AIRPORT. ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 15 PILOT MADE A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN TO ALIGN AIRCRAFT TO RUNWAY AND STRUCK A TREE WITH THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DUG INTO THE GROUND FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT WING STRIKING THE GROUND. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND FUSELAGE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB WPR09CA288Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHell's Canyon, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees.Jun 14, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3761Z · 1

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

Incident 20060918022849IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Grangeville, ID(-23) On October 18, 2006 at 0915 the pilot [privacy data omitted] ^ was landing at the Grangeville, Idaho airport (S80). During the landing rollout the pilot nearly had the aircraft stopped when the aircraft encountered a whirlwind (dust devil). The tail…Sep 18, 2006 · Minor damage