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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Paxon, AK · April 27, 2012

Date: April 27, 2012 · 16:20 local
Place: Paxon, AK
Airport: Paxon
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7059
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC12TA035
Reported as: Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,400 total2,400 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N7059Registered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-8043 · Built 1963 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine 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.

The pilot stated he attempted a landing at an undisclosed location. The pilot reported the landing was aborted due to excessive roughness. The pilot then flew to seven mile lake (accident site) and upon touch down the pilot reported that the right landing gear folded under the aircraft. No transition from flight, landing gear failed on contact with ground.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED A LANDING AT AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION. THE PILOT REPORTED THE LANDING WAS ABORTED DUE TO EXCESSIVE ROUGHNESS. THE PILOT THEN FLEW TO SEVEN MILE LAKE (ACCIDENT SITE) AND UPON TOUCH DOWN THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR FOLDED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. NO TRANSITION FROM FLIGHT, LANDING GEAR FAILED ON CONTACT WITH GROUND.

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 ANC12TA035Accident · No injuriesFinal reportPaxon, AKA separation of the right main landing gear suspension strut assembly due to overstress, which resulted in the collapse of the main landing gear while landing.Apr 28, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7059 · 1

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

Accident 20000622042549ATakeoff Ground Roll · Quinhagak, AK(-23) On June 22, 2000, at 1645 Alaska daylight time, a Piper PA-18 float equipped airplane, N7059, sustained substantial damage during takeoff from the Quinhagak airport waterway, quinhaqak, Alaska. The solo private pilot received no injuries. The public use…Jun 22, 2000 · Substantial damage