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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-18A · Gunnison, CO · July 3, 2015

Date: July 3, 2015 · 10:00 local
Place: Gunnison, CO
Airport: Gunnison-Crested Butte Regiona
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1291C
Reported as: Piper PA-18A
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,530 total3 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N1291CRegistered now · Piper PA-18AS/N 18-2502 Airframe modelPiper PA-18A 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.

On July 3, 2015 at approximately 1000 hours MDT, N1291C, a Piper PA-18A, experienced an in flight engine shut down and landed in a grass field ½ mile from the Gunnison airport (guc), Gunnison, Colorado. The aircraft sustained no damage to the airframe with minor damage to the propeller. The private pilot was not injured upon landing of this local flight under FAR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 3, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 HOURS MDT, N1291C, A PIPER PA-18A, EXPERIENCED AN IN FLIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND LANDED IN A GRASS FIELD ½ MILE FROM THE GUNNISON AIRPORT (GUC), GUNNISON, COLORADO. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED UPON LANDING OF THIS LOCAL FLIGHT UNDER FAR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.