# Incident 19940903036459I: Piper J3C65, Sheffield, MA, September 3, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1994, 14:00 local time
- Place: Sheffield, MA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1104° N, 73.3551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheffield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1104&lon=-73.3551&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6128H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6128H-2022-11-05) (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 A658
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 350 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940903036459I

## Narrative

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

LOST LEFT WHEEL ASSEMBLY LANDING ON GRASS STRIP. NOSED OVER. MECHANIC FAILED TO INSTALL COTTER PIN ON RETAIN NUT.

## Other reports on N6128H (1)

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

- [Incident 20140306003559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140306003559I), Mar 6, 2014: Piper J3C-65 (N6128H), Great Barringto, MA, Minor damage. Landed at gbr airport on skis. After landing roll-out, pilot executed a left 180 degree turn to taxi back for another take-off. Shortly after turn was…

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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