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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Stephan Lake Lo, AK · August 27, 2014

Date: August 27, 2014 · 18:30 local
Place: Stephan Lake Lo, AK
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N19GB
Reported as: Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,000 total1,300 in this make and model270 in the last 90 days

N19GBRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7666 · Built 1961 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.

PIC was accomplishing a ?wheel landing? And touched down on the main landing gear with the tailwheel still in the air. As the aircraft approached taxi speed the tailwheel bounced twice; on the second tailwheel bounce the aircraft made an immediate right turn. At that time the PIC applied full left rudder but stated the rudder seemed to be solid, I.e. it would not turn the aircraft.

The aircraft went into the ditch along the side of the runway and the left main landing gear was sheared from the aircraft.

PIC stated he felt most of the damage to the aircraft was from this ?substantial? Ditch and side loading of the left gear. The propeller also hit a berm which stopped the engine.

PIC stated the weather conditions were not a factor.

As the FAA filed it

PIC WAS ACCOMPLISHING A ?WHEEL LANDING? AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WITH THE TAILWHEEL STILL IN THE AIR. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED TAXI SPEED THE TAILWHEEL BOUNCED TWICE; ON THE SECOND TAILWHEEL BOUNCE THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT TURN. AT THAT TIME THE PIC APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER BUT STATED THE RUDDER SEEMED TO BE SOLID, I.E. IT WOULD NOT TURN THE AIRCRAFT.

THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO THE DITCH ALONG THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS SHEARED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

PIC STATED HE FELT MOST OF THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS FROM THIS ?SUBSTANTIAL? DITCH AND SIDE LOADING OF THE LEFT GEAR. THE PROPELLER ALSO HIT A BERM WHICH STOPPED THE ENGINE.

PIC STATED THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR.

Other reports on N19GB · 1

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

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