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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A · Fowlerville, MI · July 14, 2013

Date
July 14, 2013 · 19:20 local
Place
Fowlerville, MI
Airport
Glover Field/Coopers Landing
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N775NL
Reported as
Dehavilland Tiger Moth DH 82A
Reported engine
Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
906 total497 in this make and model12 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.

On 7/14/2013 a tiger moth N775NL was Landing at Glover field. Glover field is a 2000 foot private grass strip north of Fowlerville mi. The narrow strip had corn planted on both sides of the runway. The corn was about 3-4 feet high at the time. The pilot was privacy data omitted. privacy data omitted Stated that it was VFR with calm winds. He chose to perform a full stall 3 point Landing. After the Landing, the visibility was obscured by the high nose of the aircraft. privacy data omitted Momentarily lost sight of the runway just long enough to strike the corn with the right wing tip. The aircraft then pulled to the right, striking the left wing tip on the ground and coming to rest on the nose in the high corn. The left wing spar was broken as a result of pullling the aircraft down on to its tail after the incident. There were minor dents in the underside of the engine cowl.

As the FAA filed it

ON 7/14/2013 A TIGER MOTH N775NL WAS LANDING AT GLOVER FIELD. GLOVER FIELD IS A 2000 FOOT PRIVATE GRASS STRIP NORTH OF FOWLERVILLE MI. THE NARROW STRIP HAD CORN PLANTED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RUNWAY. THE CORN WAS ABOUT 3-4 FEET HIGH AT THE TIME. THE PILOT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT IT WAS VFR WITH CALM WINDS. HE CHOSE TO PERFORM A FULL STALL 3 POINT LANDING. AFTER THE LANDING, THE VISIBILITY WAS OBSCURED BY THE HIGH NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MOMENTARILY LOST SIGHT OF THE RUNWAY JUST LONG ENOUGH TO STRIKE THE CORN WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE AIRCRAFT THEN PULLED TO THE RIGHT, STRIKING THE LEFT WING TIP ON THE GROUND AND COMING TO REST ON THE NOSE IN THE HIGH CORN. THE LEFT WING SPAR WAS BROKEN AS A RESULT OF PULLLING THE AIRCRAFT DOWN ON TO ITS TAIL AFTER THE INCIDENT. THERE WERE MINOR DENTS IN THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ENGINE COWL.