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FAA incident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Crystal Falls, MI · June 2, 2017

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Date
June 2, 2017 · 10:50 local
Place
Crystal Falls, MI
Airport
Iron County
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3781Y
Reported as
Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine
Lycoming O-320-A2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
270 total15 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days
N3781YRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7463 · Built 1960Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming O-320-A2BReciprocating

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What happened

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On June 2, 2017 at approximately 10:50 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-18-150 aircraft, N3781Y, registered to and operated by a private pilot, received minor damage when it departed the left side of runway 30 upon landing at the Iron County Airport (50D) in Crystal Falls, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions and light winds prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot was not injured. The local flight originated from ford airport (imt) in Iron mountain, Michigan.

According to the pilot, he departed ford airport (imt) for a local flight. After a scenic tour, the pilot proceeded to the Iron County Airport to practice touch and go's. his first landing and take off were uneventful. Immediately after touchdown on his second landing, a deer and its fawn ran out of the nearby trees, headed from left to right and across the runway. The pilot applied maximum braking effort and did not strike the deer. The braking led to a loss of directional control and the aircraft departed the left side of the runway into the cleared runway area. The resultant forces and rough terrain collapsed the right main landing gear and the aircraft came to rest on its right wingtip.

Weather report at kimt airport at 1454Z was: wind 330 degrees at 04 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, clear, temp 22, dew point 06, and altimeter 3005.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 2, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:50 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-18-150 AIRCRAFT, N3781Y, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN IT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 30 UPON LANDING AT THE IRON COUNTY AIRPORT (50D) IN CRYSTAL FALLS, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FORD AIRPORT (IMT) IN IRON MOUNTAIN, MICHIGAN.

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE DEPARTED FORD AIRPORT (IMT) FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. AFTER A SCENIC TOUR, THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO THE IRON COUNTY AIRPORT TO PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO'S. HIS FIRST LANDING AND TAKE OFF WERE UNEVENTFUL. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON HIS SECOND LANDING, A DEER AND ITS FAWN RAN OUT OF THE NEARBY TREES, HEADED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND ACROSS THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT APPLIED MAXIMUM BRAKING EFFORT AND DID NOT STRIKE THE DEER. THE BRAKING LED TO A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE CLEARED RUNWAY AREA. THE RESULTANT FORCES AND ROUGH TERRAIN COLLAPSED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS RIGHT WINGTIP.

WEATHER REPORT AT KIMT AIRPORT AT 1454Z WAS: WIND 330 DEGREES AT 04 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, CLEAR, TEMP 22, DEW POINT 06, AND ALTIMETER 3005.