# Incident 20180512005269I: Piper PA-25-235, Hood River, OR, May 12, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2018, 10:45 local time
- Place: Hood River, OR
- Airport: Ken Jernstedt Airfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6728° N, 121.5339° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KEN JERNSTEDT AIRFIELD (4S2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6728&lon=-121.5339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8937L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8937L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-B2C5 (registry code 42338, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-b2c5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540-B2C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 258 total, 2 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180512005269I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON MAY 12, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:45AM, THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMING IN FOR A LANDING ON A GRASS RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND DURING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS VEERING TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT THEN BEGAN TO SHUTDOWN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE TO PREVENT POSSIBLE DAMAGE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP, THE R/H MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD COLLAPSED AND DAMAGED THE R/H LEADING EDGE OF THE WING. THERE WAS NOT A PROPELLER STRIKE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE R/H MAIN LANDING GEAR INBOARD PIVOT BOLT HAD SHEARED.

## Other reports on N8937L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820725058059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820725058059A), Jul 25, 1982: Piper PA25235 (N8937L), Santa Rosa, NM, Substantial damage. Right main wheel came off axle causing pilot to lose directional control during landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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