N1532V
Registered owner: SUTTON AVIATION LLC, HI (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
1 report on file, 2026-03-03.
Part: STRUT — FRACTURED (ZONE 700) · airframe 5,381 hrs
PIPER PA-18 EXPERIENCED RIGHT HAND LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE AFTER LANDING ROLLOUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO MAIN LANDING GEAR AND RIGHT WING ASSEMBLY. DETAIL INSPECTION FOUND 2 EACH FRACTURES ON RIGHT HAND LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY. RIGHT SHOCK STRUT HYDRASORB (PN 487 558) FRACTURE AT SHOCK CORD MOUNTING LUG; DETAILED INSPECTION OF FRACTURE AREA IS LIMITED BY INSTALLED SHOCK CORD AND CRACK WAS UNDETECTED UNTIL FAILURE. FRACTURE AND OVERSTRESS SHEAR OF RIGHT SHOCK STRUT TUBE ASSEMBLY (PN 12844-04). INSPECTION OF LEFT HAND LANDING GEAR FOUND FRACTURE OF LEFT SHOCK STRUT TUBE ASSEMBLY (PN 12844-04).