19810820052889A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Mt Pleasant, PA · August 20, 1981

Date
August 20, 1981 · 14:00 local
Place
Mt Pleasant, PA
Airport
Mt Pleasant Scott
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N98472
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81FGM26
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,750 total78 in this make and model165 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot leveled off to high stall and made hard landing collapsing gear. Found break at old weld on landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LEVELED OFF TO HIGH STALL AND MADE HARD LANDING COLLAPSING GEAR. FOUND BREAK AT OLD WELD ON LANDING GEAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.