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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Coeur D' Alene, ID · March 28, 2010

Date
March 28, 2010 · 11:15 local
Place
Coeur D' Alene, ID
Airport
Coeur D' Alene Pappy Boyington
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9653P
Reported as
Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
12,704 total2 in this make and model44 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.

privacy data omitted Was practicing cross wind takeoffs and landings in N9655P a super cub. He made two approaches to landings on runway 1 at the Coeur d 'Alene airport. He exucuted a go around on both of those landings due to crosswinds. He decided to land on runway 5. Upon touch down he got slow and was having difficult keeping the aircraft aligned with the runway. He touched down and could not maintaing directional control. He departed the runway and collided with the PAPI approach light sysytem.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PRACTICING CROSS WIND TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS IN N9655P A SUPER CUB. HE MADE TWO APPROACHES TO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 1 AT THE COEUR D 'ALENE AIRPORT. HE EXUCUTED A GO AROUND ON BOTH OF THOSE LANDINGS DUE TO CROSSWINDS. HE DECIDED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 5. UPON TOUCH DOWN HE GOT SLOW AND WAS HAVING DIFFICULT KEEPING THE AIRCRAFT ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY. HE TOUCHED DOWN AND COULD NOT MAINTAING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. HE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH THE PAPI APPROACH LIGHT SYSYTEM.