# Incident 19830809047489I: Piper J3C65, Mastic, NY, August 9, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1983, 17:55 local time
- Place: Mastic, NY
- Airport: Brookhaven
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8220° N, 72.8669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BROOKHAVEN (HWV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8220&lon=-72.8669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40627, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40627) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT A658F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 25 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830809047489I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING LANDING PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. ENGINE CHECKED AND RESULTS WERE SATISFACTORY.

## Other reports on N40627 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19820318025689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820318025689I), Mar 18, 1982: Piper J3C65 (N40627), Bayport, NY. Parked with engine running, accidentally opened throttle with sleeve. Airplane moved forward into a parked airplane

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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