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Attributes | |
ACN | 1634459 |
Time | |
Date | 201904 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
State Reference | US |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | J3 Cub |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | Landing |
Route In Use | None |
Flight Plan | VFR |
Component | |
Aircraft Component | Main Gear |
Person 1 | |
Function | Single Pilot |
Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 400 Flight Crew Type 120 |
Events | |
Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
I was on a normal crosswind approach to landing in a landing configuration. After my main gear touched; a gust of wind picked up my left wing and as a result collapsed my right main gear. As a result the aircraft suffered damage. No injuries were involved.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Piper Cub pilot reported a gust of wind during landing caused his landing gear to collapse.
Narrative: I was on a normal crosswind approach to landing in a landing configuration. After my main gear touched; a gust of wind picked up my left wing and as a result collapsed my right main gear. As a result the aircraft suffered damage. No injuries were involved.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.