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FAA incident report · Piper PA-20 · Lewiston, ID · November 8, 2014

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Date
November 8, 2014 · 16:35 local
Place
Lewiston, ID
Airport
Lewiston-Nez Perce County
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7740K
Reported as
Piper PA-20
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N7740KRegistration cancelled May 31, 2018 · Piper PA-20S/N 20-563 · Built 1950Airframe modelPiper PA-20Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Aircraft was cleared to land runway 30 at klws. Pilot was executing a soft field three point landing. Upon touchdown, the left wing began to dip. Pilot applied right aileron which brought the left wing up. However, the left wing dipped again as aileron effectiveness was lost. The left wing tip struck the runway causing the aircraft to spin 180 degrees to the left where it came to rest. The left main landing gear was found seperated from the aircraft. No injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 30 AT KLWS. PILOT WAS EXECUTING A SOFT FIELD THREE POINT LANDING. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT WING BEGAN TO DIP. PILOT APPLIED RIGHT AILERON WHICH BROUGHT THE LEFT WING UP. HOWEVER, THE LEFT WING DIPPED AGAIN AS AILERON EFFECTIVENESS WAS LOST. THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN 180 DEGREES TO THE LEFT WHERE IT CAME TO REST. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS FOUND SEPERATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.