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FAA incident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Electric City, WA · May 28, 2010

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Date
May 28, 2010 · 08:45 local
Place
Electric City, WA
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7059D
Reported as
Piper PA-22-150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N7059DRegistered now · Piper PA-22-150S/N 22-4956 · Built 1957Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine 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.

After landing at the Electric City airport (3W7) the pilot experienced a tailwheel shimmy as the aircraft slowed to taxi speed. The pilot was maintaining directional control when the aircraft suddendly swerved to the right and exited the runway into the dirt. The aircrafts tailwheel then dug into the dirt and the aircraft came to a stop. Only minor damage to the tailwheel was foundand the tailwheel spring was bent. There were no injuries reported.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER LANDING AT THE ELECTRIC CITY AIRPORT (3W7) THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A TAILWHEEL SHIMMY AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO TAXI SPEED. THE PILOT WAS MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENDLY SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY INTO THE DIRT. THE AIRCRAFTS TAILWHEEL THEN DUG INTO THE DIRT AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TAILWHEEL WAS FOUNDAND THE TAILWHEEL SPRING WAS BENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.