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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18 · Big Lake, AK · September 24, 2013

Date
September 24, 2013 · 15:30 local
Place
Big Lake, AK
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1214A
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC13CA105
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total3 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Upon landing on a gravel bar, the aircraft's right main landing gear hit a large hole, tearing it off. This also caused the propeller to strike the ground and other aircraft damage.

As the FAA filed it

UPON LANDING ON A GRAVEL BAR, THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR HIT A LARGE HOLE, TEARING IT OFF. THIS ALSO CAUSED THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND OTHER AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.