19840919051489A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Durham, CT · September 19, 1984

Date
September 19, 1984 · 14:40 local
Place
Durham, CT
Airport
Maplewood Farm
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7456H
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC84LA325
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental A658
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
534 total317 in this make and model71 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.

Ground looped during landing rollout due to variable gust of wind. Pilot reduced power to avoid stone wall impact.

As the FAA filed it

GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING ROLLOUT DUE TO VARIABLE GUST OF WIND. PILOT REDUCED POWER TO AVOID STONE WALL IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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