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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18 · Waialua, HI · March 3, 2026

Date: March 3, 2026 · 08:30 local
Place: Waialua, HI
Airport: Dillingham Airfield
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1532V
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC26LA017
Reported as: Piper PA-18
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 80 total

N1532VRegistered now · Piper PA-18S/N 18-572 · Built 1950 Airframe modelPiper PA-18 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.

privacy data omitted Experienced right hand landing gear collapse after landing rollout causing damage to main landing gear and right wing assembly. Detail inspection found 2 each fractures on right hand landing gear assembly. Right shock strut hydrasorb (pn 487 558) fracture at shock cord mounting lug. Fracture in right shock strut tube assembly (pn 12844-04). Inspection left hand landing gear found identical cracking of left shock strut tube assembly (pn 12844-04). NTSB lab analysis found fractures likely caused by an overload event.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED RIGHT HAND LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE AFTER LANDING ROLLOUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO MAIN LANDING GEAR AND RIGHT WING ASSEMBLY. DETAIL INSPECTION FOUND 2 EACH FRACTURES ON RIGHT HAND LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY. RIGHT SHOCK STRUT HYDRASORB (PN 487 558) FRACTURE AT SHOCK CORD MOUNTING LUG. FRACTURE IN RIGHT SHOCK STRUT TUBE ASSEMBLY (PN 12844-04). INSPECTION LEFT HAND LANDING GEAR FOUND IDENTICAL CRACKING OF LEFT SHOCK STRUT TUBE ASSEMBLY (PN 12844-04). NTSB LAB ANALYSIS FOUND FRACTURES LIKELY CAUSED BY AN OVERLOAD EVENT.

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 ANC26LA017Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation openWaialua, HIMar 3, 2026 · Substantial damage