20191215019149A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18A · New Market, VA · December 15, 2019

Date: December 15, 2019 · 13:03 local
Place: New Market, VA
Airport: New Market
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1984A
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA20LA055
Reported as: Piper PA-18A
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot

N1984ARegistered now · Piper PA-18AS/N 18-1808 · Built 1952 Airframe modelPiper PA-18A Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Right main gear damper strut sheared at the damper extension attach point. The right wing and propeller struck the runway causing the wing to bend upward at the mid point 30 degrees. The engine lower cowling also struck the runway.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT MAIN GEAR DAMPER STRUT SHEARED AT THE DAMPER EXTENSION ATTACH POINT. THE RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE WING TO BEND UPWARD AT THE MID POINT 30 DEGREES. THE ENGINE LOWER COWLING ALSO STRUCK THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA20LA055Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportNew Market, VAThe pilot's improper touchdown, which resulted in a hard landing and an overload failure of the right main landing gear leg and its associated shock/dampener.Dec 15, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1984A · 1

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

Accident 20060304002979ATakeoff Ground Roll · Shady Cove, OR(-23) Pilot lost control of the aircraft during takeoff because the pilot control stick came out of the attachment point.Mar 4, 2006 · Substantial damage