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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.