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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · Paola, KS · March 13, 1994

Date: March 13, 1994 · 09:10 local
Place: Paola, KS
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3606N
Reported as: Piper J3C65
Reported engine: Continental C758
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total110 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N3606NRegistered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 22853 · Built 1947 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: aircraft was enroute from grain valley airport (3GV) to miami county airport at Paola, Kansas for breakfast. At approximately 13 miles nne of miami county airport, the engine made two loud knocking sounds and quit. The aircraft suffered landing gear damage in the off-airport landing. There were no injuries. Subsequent conversation with the pilot indicates a possible failure of a piston rod. Malfunction and defect report will be submitted at a later date if needed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM GRAIN VALLEY AIRPORT (3GV) TO MIAMI COUNTY AIRPORT AT PAOLA, KANSAS FOR BREAKFAST. AT APPROXIMATELY 13 MILES NNE OF MIAMI COUNTY AIRPORT, THE ENGINE MADE TWO LOUD KNOCKING SOUNDS AND QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED LANDING GEAR DAMAGE IN THE OFF-AIRPORT LANDING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. SUBSEQUENT CONVERSATION WITH THE PILOT INDICATES A POSSIBLE FAILURE OF A PISTON ROD. MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED AT A LATER DATE IF NEEDED.