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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bill Rusk PA-18 REPLICA KIT · Ketchikan, AK · May 10, 2016

Date
May 10, 2016 · 14:21 local
Place
Ketchikan, AK
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N316BR
Reported as
Bill Rusk PA-18 Replica KIT
Reported engine
Aerosport O-360
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
23,000 total220 in this make and model80 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.

Pilot departed from runway at pakt aproximately 13:47. Gear was never raised on amphibious landing gear. Attempted landing and flipped aircraft. No injuries, minor damage to aircraft. No structural or powerplant damage.

Lake in a remote location. Lifted aircraft out of lake to local hanger for assesment and repair.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY AT PAKT APROXIMATELY 13:47. GEAR WAS NEVER RAISED ON AMPHIBIOUS LANDING GEAR. ATTEMPTED LANDING AND FLIPPED AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. NO STRUCTURAL OR POWERPLANT DAMAGE.

LAKE IN A REMOTE LOCATION. LIFTED AIRCRAFT OUT OF LAKE TO LOCAL HANGER FOR ASSESMENT AND REPAIR.