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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Talkeetna, AK · September 4, 2014

Date: September 4, 2014 · 09:55 local
Place: Talkeetna, AK
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: 3A7C
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5907Y
Reported as: Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 890 total

N5907YRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-8414 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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While shuttling cargo between lakes while on floats, a/c landed hard during gusty winds. Wing low or lateral misalignment caused multiple crossbrace wires to pull from their anchors. After aileron control was lost during deceleration, left wing settled into water. No injuries. Pilot stated she saw evidence of turbulence and llws on water surface but continued approach. Aircraft temp repaired for flight to home base. Ferry permit issued, a/c returned to home base and repaired fully and returned to service. 44709 initiated for pilot.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE SHUTTLING CARGO BETWEEN LAKES WHILE ON FLOATS, A/C LANDED HARD DURING GUSTY WINDS. WING LOW OR LATERAL MISALIGNMENT CAUSED MULTIPLE CROSSBRACE WIRES TO PULL FROM THEIR ANCHORS. AFTER AILERON CONTROL WAS LOST DURING DECELERATION, LEFT WING SETTLED INTO WATER. NO INJURIES. PILOT STATED SHE SAW EVIDENCE OF TURBULENCE AND LLWS ON WATER SURFACE BUT CONTINUED APPROACH. AIRCRAFT TEMP REPAIRED FOR FLIGHT TO HOME BASE. FERRY PERMIT ISSUED, A/C RETURNED TO HOME BASE AND REPAIRED FULLY AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. 44709 INITIATED FOR PILOT.

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