20240928016159A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Delta, CO · September 28, 2024

Date
September 28, 2024 · 09:50 local
Place
Delta, CO
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
6WCS
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4155W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN24LA373
Reported as
Piper PA-18-150
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
1,531 total18 in this make and model195 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Airplane bounced upon landing. The pilot executed a go-around as the airplane began to climb the aircraft drifted past the left edge of the runway and the right main gear struck a rock causing damage twisting the right main gear sideways. Pilot declared an emergency and landed on the dirt runway whereupon the right main gear collapsed. Causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot was properly certificated for the flight. The aircraft required inspection records are current.

As the FAA filed it

AIRPLANE BOUNCED UPON LANDING. THE PILOT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND AS THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO CLIMB THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED PAST THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A ROCK CAUSING DAMAGE TWISTING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SIDEWAYS. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON THE DIRT RUNWAY WHEREUPON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS PROPERLY CERTIFICATED FOR THE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT REQUIRED INSPECTION RECORDS ARE CURRENT.

NTSB investigation

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