# Accident 20260303005189A: Piper PA-18, Waialua, HI, March 3, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2026, 08:30 local time
- Place: Waialua, HI
- Airport: Dillingham Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.5796° N, 158.1968° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.5796&lon=-158.1968&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1532V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1532V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260303005189A

## Narrative

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

^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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC26LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA017), Mar 3, 2026: Piper PA-18 (N1532V), Waialua, HI, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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