# Incident 19940313007599I: Piper J3C65, Paola, KS, March 13, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1994, 09:10 local time
- Place: Paola, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5789° N, 94.8604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paola, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5789&lon=-94.8604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3606N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3606N) (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 C758
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 110 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/19940313007599I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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