# Incident 19930729030469I: Piper J3C65, Cornelius, NC, July 29, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1993, 09:10 local time
- Place: Cornelius, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4716° N, 80.8827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cornelius, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4716&lon=-80.8827&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71WM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71WM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930729030469I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MISJUDGED HEIGHT ABOVE WATER DOING TURN ON FINAL . LEFT FLOAT STRUCK WATER. LEFT FLOAT SUPPORT COLLAPSED.

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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