FIGURE 8 LAKE, AK, USA
N64CW
PIPER PA-12
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WAS LANDING IN ONE FOOT TALL GRASS NEAR A DUCK HUNTING SHACK AND STRUCK A LOG. HE LANDED THE AIRPLANE AFTER STRIKING THE LOG AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PLT STATED THAT HE OVERFLEW THE LNDG AREA AND SAW 2 LOGS. HE PLANNED TO LAND BEYOND THE LOGS BUT ACCIDENTLY LNDD BETWEEN TWO AND STRUCK THE LATTER.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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