Oops, darn it...

[Anne]

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Notice created 7/30/2012 Notice 18
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 1003E Make/Model: AR11 Description: 11 Chief
Date: 07/28/2012 Time: 1915 Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
City: GORDONSVILLE State: VA Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AFTER HAND PROPPING THE AIRCRAFT IT LOST CONTROL AND RAN INTO A HANGAR. GORDONSVILLE, VA

INJURY DATA
Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Standing Operation: OTHER

FAA FSDO: WASHINGTON IAD, DC (EA27) Entry date: 07/30/2012

[Jerry Gaston]

I must have been off my medication when i wrote that

[QUOTE=skukum12;543552]

sorry to hear about Scooter's accident. He is such a good pilot and a great neighbor at Shell Lake i'm going to miss his friendly face.


???what???

[Anne]

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Notice created 8/2/2012 Notice 9
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 7808Z Make/Model: PA18 Description: PA-18 Super Cub (L-18C, L-21, U-7)
Date: 08/01/2012 Time: 1745

Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
City: COLORADO SPRINGS State: CO Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON TAXI, GROUND LOOPED, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:


OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Taxi Operation: OTHER


FAA FSDO: DENVER, CO (NM03) Entry date: 08/02/2012

[Anne]

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Notice created 8/3/2012 Notice 3
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 2364P Make/Model: PA18 Description: PA-18 Super Cub (L-18C, L-21, U-7)
Date: 08/02/2012 Time: 1515

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed

LOCATION
City: MCNEAL State: AZ Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. MCNEAL, AZ

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: 1
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: 1
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:


OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER


FAA FSDO: SCOTTSDALE, AZ (WP07) Entry date: 08/03/2012

[Anne]

NTSB Identification: ANC12LA075
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, July 14, 2012 in Kenai, AK
Aircraft: PIPER PA-18-150, registration: N7154Z
Injuries: 2 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

On July 14, 2012, about 1515 Alaska daylight time, a float-equipped Piper PA-18 airplane, N7154Z, sustained substantial damage during a forced landing shortly after takeoff from a remote lake about 6 miles north of Kenai, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country personal flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The pilot and the sole passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight was en route to the Lake Hood Seaplane Base, Anchorage, Alaska.

During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) on April 14, the pilot reported that just after takeoff, as the airplane climbed to 100 feet above the water, the engine began to vibrate so violently that he was concerned that the engine may possibly separate. He reduced engine power, turned the airplane left to avoid trees at the departure end of the lake, and attempted an emergency landing on the lake. During the turn, the airplane continued to descend, and it subsequently collided with a shallow portion of the lake. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage.

The pilot reported that a postaccident examination revealed that a 6-inch portion of the propeller was missing.

The airplane was equipped with a McCauley, two-bladed, fixed pitch, metal propeller, model number DES1A175. A portion of the fractured propeller blade was sent to the NTSB's Materials Laboratory for examination, and results are pending.

[mike mcs repair]

....
The pilot reported that a postaccident examination revealed that a 6-inch portion of the propeller was missing.
....

I hear when that happens you also have to deal with not looking forward because windshield is vibrating too much to see through it, and you must land looking out side window.....

[Anne]

In reference to post #65:

NTSB Identification: ERA12LA453
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, July 15, 2012 in North Myrtle Beach, SC
Aircraft: PIPER PA-18-150, registration: N8048D
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
On July 15, 2012, at 0900 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-18-150, N8048D, registered to Barnstormers Flite Signs Inc., operating as Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 banner tow flight experienced a partial loss of engine power while attempting to pick up a banner. The airplane collided with an airport perimeter fence and sustained substantial damage. The commercial pilot reported no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from Grand Strand Airport (CRE), North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at 0845.

[Anne]

See post #77:

NTSB Identification: ERA12FA465
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Thursday, July 19, 2012 in Berlin, MD
Aircraft: PIPER PA-18-150, registration: N4330Z
Injuries: 1 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

On July 19, 2012, about 1050 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-18-150, N4330Z, was substantially damaged when it impacted a tree and terrain following a tow banner drop in Berlin, Maryland. The certificated commercial pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local flight, which originated at Bunting's Field (4MD1), Berlin, Maryland. The banner tow operation was being conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.

According to several witnesses, the accident pilot was inbound to drop his first banner of the day and he radioed all three reporting points as he normally would. The southbound drop was also normal; however, instead of subsequently adding power and commencing a right turn per procedures, ground personnel did not hear the addition of power, and the airplane continued straight ahead. It eventually climbed slightly, the left wing dropped, and the airplane entered a left spin. It subsequently descended into a tree, then impacted the ground and immediately caught fire.

Fellow pilots stated that the accident pilot consistently flew correct patterns, that he was considered the most cautious of the group, and that he would radio anytime he felt something was abnormal. However, he did not make any radio calls when the airplane flew straight ahead rather than turn to the right.

The airplane was located next to a lake, at the base of an estimated 80-foot oak tree, in the vicinity of 38 degrees, 21.48 minutes north latitude, 075 degrees, 13.66 minutes west longitude. It came to rest about 185 degrees magnetic, ½ nautical mile from the banner drop.

The airframe was mostly consumed by fire, with primarily tubing and control cables remaining. The airplane was inverted, with the front half sticking up from the ground at an angle of about 60 degrees. Just aft of the single pilot seat, the fuselage was bent over to where it was upside-down, and the compressed tail rested against the ground. Some of the tubing on the airplane's right side, in the area of the bending, was completely separated with jagged edges.

All flight control surfaces were accounted for at the scene. Flight control continuity was confirmed from the control stick and the rudder pedals to their respective control surfaces, except that the right rudder cable was separated, and appeared to be cut in the vicinity of where the airframe tubing was separated with jagged edges.

The engine was fire-damaged, and its condition at the site precluded confirmation of crankshaft continuity. The metal propeller, which was recovered from the lake, exhibited torsional bending, with 90-degree bending near one end, and multiple bends and chordwise scratching on the other end. Approximately 25 feet of main tree trunk was separated from the top of the oak tree, with about 80 percent of the estimated 12-inch-diameter trunk having been cut at a 45-degree angle. Propeller blade torsional bending and 45-degree tree cuts are consistent with the presence of engine power at the time of impact.

[Anne]

See post #76:

NTSB Identification: ERA12LA468
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Wednesday, July 18, 2012 in North Myrtle Beach, SC
Aircraft: PIPER PA-18-150, registration: N2991Z
Injuries: 1 Minor.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

On July 18, 2012, about 1045 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-18-150, N2991Z, operated by Barnstormer Elite Signs Inc., was substantially damaged when it ditched into the Atlantic Ocean, after experiencing a total loss of engine power while maneuvering near North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The certificated commercial pilot sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the flight that originated from Grand Strand Airport (CRE), about 0900. The local banner tow flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.

According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the pilot was flying near the shoreline, at an altitude of approximately 500 feet above the Atlantic Ocean, when the engine suddenly lost all power. The pilot was not able to restart the engine and performed a forced landing to the water. He was able to exit the airplane before it sank to a depth of about 30 feet. Fueling records revealed that the airplane's fuel tanks were "topped-off" the evening prior to the accident.

The airplane was recovered on July 22, 2012. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the empennage. Initial examination of the engine by an FAA inspector did not reveal any catastrophic mechanical malfunctions. The engine was retained for further examination.

[8GCBC]

"..The pilot reported that a postaccident examination revealed that a 6-inch portion of the propeller was missing. .."

I wonder how many hours were on the propeller before it seperated?

[mike mcs repair]

"..The pilot reported that a postaccident examination revealed that a 6-inch portion of the propeller was missing. .."

I wonder how many hours were on the propeller before it seperated?

those type props just like to do that, but the ones I heard of were only 2" or 3" ..... still it's shutdown/landing time...

[8GCBC]

Checking SD's for McCauley....

[Anne]

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** Notice created 8/9/2012 Notice 1 **
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 3AK Make/Model: EXP Description: PA18 REPLICA
Date: 08/08/2012 Time: 1830

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial

LOCATION
City: RONAN State: MT Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, GROUND LOOPED, RONAN, MT

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:


OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER


FAA FSDO: HELENA, MT (NM05) Entry date: 08/09/2012

[Anne]

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Notice created 8/13/2012 Notice 4
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 37WP Make/Model: PA18 Description: PA-18 Super Cub (L-18C, L-21, U-7)
Date: 08/13/2012 Time: 0135

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial

LOCATION
City: SIX MILE LAKE State: AK Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON LANDING FLIPPED OVER, SIX MILE LAKE, AK

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:


OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER


FAA FSDO: ANCHORAGE, AK (AL03) Entry date: 08/13/2012

[eskflyer]

Man ohhhhh man glad i dont have one of them there super cubs. looking at all the ntsb reports I think I will stick to the short wing death trap. never ever started to ground loop or crash for unknown reasons. kinda think some need remedial training on how to use there feet and rudder and control the bird in a crosswind or heck just landing into the wind for that matter.

Fly safe everyone and please use your feet and head before landing and takeing off. we are given these birds as caretakers of them to pass on to the next generation.
I know there are many circumstances that we dont know about in these misshaps but to read all the groundloops is just plane crazy.

[Anne]

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Notice created 8/15/2012 Notice 1
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 77EC Make/Model: J3 Description: J-3 Cub (L-4, NE)
Date: 06/21/2012 Time: 0430

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial

LOCATION
City: ANCHORAGE State: AK Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, MOUNT SUSITNA, NEAR
ANCHORAGE, AK

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:


OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER


FAA FSDO: ANCHORAGE, AK (AL03) Entry date: 08/15/2012


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Notice created 8/15/2012 Notice 6
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 6834K Make/Model: PA16 Description: PA-16 Clipper
Date: 07/29/2012 Time: 1730

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial

LOCATION
City: KEOKUK State: IA Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON LANDING WENT OFF THE RUNWAY, KEOKUK, IA

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:


OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER


FAA FSDO: DES MOINES, IA (CE01) Entry date: 08/15/2012

[Anne]

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Notice created 8/16/2012 Notice 6
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 4001Z Make/Model: PA18 Description: PA-18 Super Cub (L-18C, L-21, U-7)
Date: 08/15/2012 Time: 2230

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Serious Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
City: FAREWELL State: AK Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON LANDING, NEAR SURPRISE GLACIER, FAREWELL, AK

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 1 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:


OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER


FAA FSDO: FAIRBANKS, AK (AL01) Entry date: 08/16/2012

[Anne]

See post #83:

NTSB Identification: CEN12LA522
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Wednesday, August 01, 2012 in Peyton, CO
Aircraft: PIPER PA18, registration: N7808Z
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.

On August 1, 2012, about 1145 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-18-150, N7808Z, ground looped and impacted terrain during an after landing taxi at Meadow Lake Airport (FLY), Peyton, Colorado. The pilot was uninjured. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The airplane was registered to and operated by High Flights Soaring Club Inc under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a glider tow flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which had not been operating on a flight plan. The local flight originated from FLY.

[Anne]

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Notice created 8/20/2012 Notice 28
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 7863D Make/Model: PA18 Description: PA-18 Super Cub (L-18C, L-21, U-7)
Date: 08/18/2012 Time: 0230

Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
City: TALKEETNA State: AK Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, NEAR TALKEETNA, AK

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:


OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER


FAA FSDO: ANCHORAGE, AK (AL03) Entry date: 08/20/2012

[Patrol Guy]

Anne - just how many PA-18 oops are there per year?? Seems like several each week?? jg

[Anne]

John, from the NTSB database, PA-18s only, from 8/1/11 to 7/31/12, there were 54 accidents/incidents, including 7 fatalities. Of course, these are only the ones that get reported. I suspect that many fender-benders out in the middle of a field don't get reported.

This report makes it seem like more (as if 54 in one year weren't enough) because I include Supercub cousins (ie, Pacers), and look-alikes (ie, Huskies), and sometimes airplanes like Beavers or Stinsons.

Hope this answers your question.

Anne.

[Anne]

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Notice created 8/22/2012 Notice 2
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 78BK Make/Model: EXP Description: CUBCRAFTERS CC11-160
Date: 08/21/2012 Time: 1810

Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Minor

LOCATION
City: PAGOSA SPRINGS State: CO Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, GEAR COLLAPSED, PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:


OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER


FAA FSDO: DENVER, CO (NM03) Entry date: 08/22/2012

[Anne]

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Notice created 8/29/2012 Notice 5
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 4316Z Make/Model: PA18 Description: PA-18 Super Cub (L-18C, L-21, U-7)
Date: 08/28/2012 Time: 9999

Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
City: FAIRBANKS State: AK Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, NEAR FAIRBANKS, AK

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:


OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER


FAA FSDO: FAIRBANKS, AK (AL01) Entry date: 08/29/2012

[Anne]

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Notice created 8/30/2012 Notice 4
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 49363 Make/Model: HUSK Description: A-1 HUSKY
Date: 08/28/2012 Time: 1900

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial

LOCATION
City: ROLLA State: ND Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED IN A FIELD AND NOSED OVER, 10 MILES FROM ROLLA, ND

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 2 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:


OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER


FAA FSDO: FARGO, ND (GL21) Entry date: 08/30/2012


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Notice created 8/30/2012 Notice 9
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 3883M Make/Model: PA12 Description: PA-12 Super Cruiser
Date: 08/28/2012 Time: 0531

Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
City: PALMER State: AK Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, 15 MILES FROM PALMER, AK

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:


OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER


FAA FSDO: ANCHORAGE, AK (AL03) Entry date: 08/30/2012

[OLDCROWE]

Anne.

If you'll quit posting these we'll all promise to bend less stuff

[aktango58]

Kirby,

I like the wording: Less!

[Anne]

Sorry Kirby, it goes like this:

Cause: Someone bends an airplane.
Effect: It gets posted.

Not the other way around.

Anne.

[OLDCROWE]

Sorry Kirby, it goes like this:

Cause: Someone bends an airplane.
Effect: It gets posted.

Not the other way around.

Anne.

Well as an-um "contributor" you can't blame me for trying

Kirby

[mike mcs repair]

anyone from here?
http://www.adn.com/2012/09/03/261005...in-atigun.html

[Anne]

Not a happy weekend for everyone: 9 fatalities in various makes & models of GA airplanes. Richard Bach wrecked, a Heritage Flight Museum plane struck a sign on takeoff, groundloops, flipping over, hitting stuff, you name it & it happened this weekend.

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** Notice created 9/4/2012 Notice 1 **
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 3031M Make/Model: PA12 Description: PA-12 Super Cruiser
Date: 08/31/2012 Time: 1600

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed

LOCATION
City: PUEBLO State: CO Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE 2 PERSONS ON BOARD WERE
FATALLY INJURED, NEAR GREENHORN MOUNTAIN, CO

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 2
# Crew: 2 Fat: 2 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER

FAA FSDO: DENVER, CO (NM03) Entry date: 09/04/2012



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** Notice created 9/4/2012 Notice 22 **
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 3882M Make/Model: PA12 Description: PA-12 Super Cruiser
Date: 08/29/2012 Time: 0200

Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Minor

LOCATION
City: PALMER State: AK Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, 15 MILES FROM PALMER, AK

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER

FAA FSDO: ANCHORAGE, AK (AL03) Entry date: 09/04/2012


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** Notice created 9/4/2012 Notice 25 **
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 82016 Make/Model: PA18 Description: PA-18 Super Cub (L-18C, L-21, U-7)
Date: 09/02/2012 Time: 2034

Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: Minor Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
City: ATIGUN PASS State: AK Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, NEAR ATIGUN PASS, AK

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 1 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER

FAA FSDO: FAIRBANKS, AK (AL01) Entry date: 09/04/2012

[Anne]

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** Notice created 9/5/2012 Notice 13 **
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 3615M Make/Model: PA12 Description: PA-12 Super Cruiser
Date: 09/01/2012 Time: 0200

Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
City: ANIAK State: AK Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER IN THE ANIAK RIVER, AK

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER

FAA FSDO: ANCHORAGE, AK (AL03) Entry date: 09/05/2012

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** Notice created 9/5/2012 Notice 14 **
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 4127Z Make/Model: PA18 Description: PA-18 Super Cub (L-18C, L-21, U-7)
Date: 09/05/2012 Time: 0225

Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
City: EKWOK State: AK Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF WENT INTO A CLIFF, EKWOK, AK

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Take-off Operation: OTHER

FAA FSDO: ANCHORAGE, AK (AL03) Entry date: 09/05/2012

[MN_flyer1]

This is kind of like reading obits for airplanes. As long as mine is not on the list I still get to go fly.....

[Brenda K]

Sorry Kirby, it goes like this:

Cause: Someone bends an airplane.
Effect: It gets posted.

Not the other way around.

Anne.

Funny!

[Anne]

Five fatalities this weekend:

AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHILE DOING AEROBATICS. BORREGO SPRINGS, CA (EXP- MXS)

AIRCRAFT STALLED WHILE DROPPING LEAFLETS AT A GATHERING. VIOLA, ID (EXP- LAKE)

AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHILE PRACTICING FOR AN AIRSHOW. VALLEY CITY, ND (CORSAIR)

CRASHED IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. KINGSLAND, TX (J-3 Cub)

AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. RACINE, WI (36 Bonanza)

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** Notice created 9/10/2012 Notice 6 **
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 395AA Make/Model: HUSK Description: A-1 HUSKY
Date: 09/08/2012 Time: 1907

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Minor Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed

LOCATION
City: CHICO State: CA Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. CHICO, CA

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 1 Unk:
# Pass: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER

FAA FSDO: SACRAMENTO, CA (WP25) Entry date: 09/10/2012

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** Notice created 9/10/2012 Notice 14 **
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 54763 Make/Model: PA18 Description: PA-18 Super Cub (L-18C, L-21, U-7)
Date: 09/05/2012 Time: 2130

Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Minor

LOCATION
City: NENANA State: AK Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE PROP WHILE LANDING. NENANA, AK

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER

FAA FSDO: FAIRBANKS, AK (AL01) Entry date: 09/10/2012

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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 3261 Make/Model: PA-4 Description: PITCAIRN BIPLANE
Date: 09/09/2012 Time: 0945

Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
City: RAWLINGS State: MD Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF AND CRASHED IN A FIELD. RAWLINGS, MD

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:


OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Take-off Operation: OTHER


FAA FSDO: BALTIMORE, MD (EA07) Entry date: 09/10/2012

[WWhunter]

Just want to tell everyone to please be careful out there. Attended a funeral service on Saturday for a friend that died in a trike crash over a week ago. He was giving rides to fellow members of our local EAA Chapter. His passenger was also injured. We all read these posting with little care and effect until one of these people is a friend. That is when a person starts to think of his/er flying habits and realizes things that we do sometimes are 'risky' and might need to be reevaluated. Steps should be taken to make sure we enjoy our flying with the utmost of safety and care. Still mourning the lose of a friend.
Keith

[Anne]

Keith, my condolences to you, and your friend's family and friends. Aviation is a risky venture, and you're right, we need to be sure we're as careful as we can be, given the parameters of flight. People are depending on us as spouses, parents, and friends.

Anne.

[Anne]

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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 3214D Make/Model: PA18 Description: PA-18 Super Cub (L-18C, L-21, U-7)
Date: 09/07/2012 Time: 0100

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial

LOCATION
City: KENAI State: AK Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON LANDING. KENAI, AK

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER

FAA FSDO: ANCHORAGE, AK (AL03) Entry date: 09/11/2012

[Anne]

I'm posting this one because I was thinking of the pilot's pucker factor (and the noise!):


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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 783SA Make/Model: B747 Description: B-747
Date: 09/11/2012 Time: 0950

Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
City: ANCHORAGE State: AK Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ALL 4 GENERATORS INOPERABLE. AIRCRAFT
LANDED AND BLEW 14 TIRES. ANCHORAGE, AK

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 2 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:


OTHER DATA
Activity: Business Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER


FAA FSDO: ANCHORAGE, AK (AL03) Entry date: 09/12/2012

[NimpoCub]

AIRCRAFT LANDED AND BLEW 14 TIRES.

I HATE when that happens.

[Anne]

See post #117:

NTSB Identification: ANC12LA103
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Friday, September 07, 2012 in Homer, AK
Aircraft: PIPER PA-18-150, registration: N3214D
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.

On September 7, 2012, about 1700 Alaska daylight time, a Piper PA-18-150 airplane, N3214D, presumably sustained substantial damage during a forced ditching, following a loss of engine power near Homer, Alaska. The certificated private pilot was not injured. The flight was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal cross-country flight under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated at the Homer Airport, about 1600.

In a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), the pilot stated that he was attempting to land at an off-airport site in a coastal fjord approximately 35 nautical miles east of Homer. During the approach, at approximately 400 feet above ground level, he noticed that "the propeller looked like it was not spinning at the right RPM." He applied carburetor heat, and increased the throttle control, but the engine did not respond. From that point, he was unable to reach the intended landing site, and the airplane impacted water about 20 yards from shore.

The pilot was able to exit the airplane, and he activated his 121.5 MHz Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT), but he was not located until September 10, when he was spotted by an overflying airplane. As of February 1, 2009, monitoring of 121.5 MHz ELT analog transmissions by all search and rescue satellites was terminated. On that date, only digital, 406 MHz ELT transmissions could be received by the satellites.

The pilot reported that he attempted to secure the airplane to the shore, but tides and water flow swept the airplane into the fjord toward open water.

The airplane has not been recovered.