- Date
- April 13, 1976
- Place
- Sheridan, WY · SHERIDAN, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1112APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760413009379A
- Case key
- 153371
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0979 76/4/13 SHERIDAN,WY PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1010 N1112A PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 30, 1381 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 87 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHERIDAN COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHERIDAN,WY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- HOLES IN RUNWAY SURFACE.TAIL WHEEL SPRING BRACKET,PN30531-00,BROKEN. ASSY CANTED 30DEG TO THE LEFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1112A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sheridan County
N1112ARegistered now · Piper PA-18-125Airframe modelPiper PA-18-125Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1112A · 1
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