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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18A · Palmer, AK · October 17, 2010

Date: October 17, 2010 · 12:00 local
Place: Palmer, AK
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N181DZ
Reported as: Piper PA-18A
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,500 total500 in this make and model150 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.

Pilot left from lake hood anchorage, AK. He flew over the swan lake area of Palmer, AK to check condition of ground where he intended to land. He was able to land the aircraft without incident. During his ground taxi to park the aircraft the aircraft sank into the ground which caused the aircraft to nose over and strike the propeller. Engine experienced sudden stopage. Pilot contacted his mechanic and explained the situation and opted to have the aircraft slung out for safety reasons. Pilot reported incident to FAA10/20/2010 I inspected the aircraft and records. Aircraft is in compliance of all required inspections. No indication of any other damage to be reported.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LEFT FROM LAKE HOOD ANCHORAGE, AK. HE FLEW OVER THE SWAN LAKE AREA OF PALMER, AK TO CHECK CONDITION OF GROUND WHERE HE INTENDED TO LAND. HE WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING HIS GROUND TAXI TO PARK THE AIRCRAFT THE AIRCRAFT SANK INTO THE GROUND WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND STRIKE THE PROPELLER. ENGINE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN STOPAGE. PILOT CONTACTED HIS MECHANIC AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AND OPTED TO HAVE THE AIRCRAFT SLUNG OUT FOR SAFETY REASONS. PILOT REPORTED INCIDENT TO FAA10/20/2010 I INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND RECORDS. AIRCRAFT IS IN COMPLIANCE OF ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS. NO INDICATION OF ANY OTHER DAMAGE TO BE REPORTED.