19941219044569I

Incident

FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · Winter Haven, FL · December 19, 1994

Date
December 19, 1994 · 16:21 local
Place
Winter Haven, FL
Airport
Winter Haven'S Gilbert Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N40605
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental A658
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
23,000 total150 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Flew around to dry washed cub. Engine messed. Landed in field. Found carburetor heat flap unable fully close.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW AROUND TO DRY WASHED CUB. ENGINE MESSED. LANDED IN FIELD. FOUND CARBURETOR HEAT FLAP UNABLE FULLY CLOSE.