# Incident 20210426007289I: Piper/Cub Crafters PA-18-150, Clearwater, FL, April 26, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2021, 19:10 local time
- Place: Clearwater, FL
- Airport: St Pete-Clearwater International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9086° N, 82.6865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST PETE-CLEARWATER INTL (PIE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9086&lon=-82.6865&mi=10
- Aircraft: N117RB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER/CUB CRAFTERS PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 229 total, 41 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210426007289I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 26, 2021 AT 19:10 EDT, A SEAREY LSX N177RB, HAD A MISSING TAIL WHEEL DURING LANDING AT ST. PETE-CLEARWATER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CLEARWATER FL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED, THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO DAMAGE.  PART 91 FLIGHT RULES WERE IN EFFECT DURING THE AIRCRAFTS OPERATION.

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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