What happened
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On July 9, 2022 privacy data omitted, a Piper PA-18-150 super cub, sustained substantial damage after a hard landing at 58AR, Sugar Creek.
During the approach to runway 28, terrain required the PIC to make an offset approach through a narrow pass in a tree line to the right of the grass runway. During this phase, the PIC made a left dog leg turn to position the aircraft over the extended runway final prior to making a right turn to line up with the runway. Shortly after the initial dog leg, the PIC gained sight of unexpected hay bales between the aircraft and runway. The PIC attempted to initiate a go around but discovered that all control effectiveness had been lost during the intital attuide and course change. During the inital part of the go around the PIC had started a right hand bank to avoid the hay bales. The aircraft continued a right bank towards a large tree to the right of the runway threshold. So the PIC elected to pull the throttle to idle and land the aircraft short of the tree to avoid hitting the tree while airborne.
The aircraft contacted the ground, in a side loaded condition, with the left main gear causing the left strut to partially collapse. The aircraft continued a forward uncontrolled ground roll and impacted a stationary hay bale with the forward left wing strut. Upon contact, the aircraft spun around 180 degrees rearward and continued the ground roll across the runway before coming to a stop.
The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the left main gear, left sidewall airframe tubing, and the forward left wing strut.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 9, 2022 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PIPER PA-18-150 SUPER CUB, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER A HARD LANDING AT 58AR, SUGAR CREEK.
DURING THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 28, TERRAIN REQUIRED THE PIC TO MAKE AN OFFSET APPROACH THROUGH A NARROW PASS IN A TREE LINE TO THE RIGHT OF THE GRASS RUNWAY. DURING THIS PHASE, THE PIC MADE A LEFT DOG LEG TURN TO POSITION THE AIRCRAFT OVER THE EXTENDED RUNWAY FINAL PRIOR TO MAKING A RIGHT TURN TO LINE UP WITH THE RUNWAY. SHORTLY AFTER THE INITIAL DOG LEG, THE PIC GAINED SIGHT OF UNEXPECTED HAY BALES BETWEEN THE AIRCRAFT AND RUNWAY. THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO INITIATE A GO AROUND BUT DISCOVERED THAT ALL CONTROL EFFECTIVENESS HAD BEEN LOST DURING THE INTITAL ATTUIDE AND COURSE CHANGE. DURING THE INITAL PART OF THE GO AROUND THE PIC HAD STARTED A RIGHT HAND BANK TO AVOID THE HAY BALES. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED A RIGHT BANK TOWARDS A LARGE TREE TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. SO THE PIC ELECTED TO PULL THE THROTTLE TO IDLE AND LAND THE AIRCRAFT SHORT OF THE TREE TO AVOID HITTING THE TREE WHILE AIRBORNE.
THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND, IN A SIDE LOADED CONDITION, WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CAUSING THE LEFT STRUT TO PARTIALLY COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED A FORWARD UNCONTROLLED GROUND ROLL AND IMPACTED A STATIONARY HAY BALE WITH THE FORWARD LEFT WING STRUT. UPON CONTACT, THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES REARWARD AND CONTINUED THE GROUND ROLL ACROSS THE RUNWAY BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.
THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN GEAR, LEFT SIDEWALL AIRFRAME TUBING, AND THE FORWARD LEFT WING STRUT.
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