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A low-time PA-18 pilot lost control after landing and struck a runway light; doing minor damage to the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 786785 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200805 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PA-18/19 Super Cub |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 6 flight time total : 150 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 786785 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : runway ground encounters other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I am a private pilot. I was landing at ZZZ airport with 1 passenger in my PA-18. I touched down and within 500 ft my plane swerved to the left. I stopped on the gravel to the west side of the runway and broke 1 runway light. My only damage was a small amount of fabric on left wingtip and a paint scratch on the left fuselage. There was no propeller strike or structural damage. There were no injuries.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LOW-TIME PA-18 PILOT LOST CONTROL AFTER LANDING AND STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT; DOING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.
Narrative: I AM A PVT PLT. I WAS LNDG AT ZZZ ARPT WITH 1 PAX IN MY PA-18. I TOUCHED DOWN AND WITHIN 500 FT MY PLANE SWERVED TO THE L. I STOPPED ON THE GRAVEL TO THE W SIDE OF THE RWY AND BROKE 1 RWY LIGHT. MY ONLY DAMAGE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF FABRIC ON L WINGTIP AND A PAINT SCRATCH ON THE L FUSELAGE. THERE WAS NO PROP STRIKE OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.