19960510046749A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Kittanning, PA · May 10, 1996

Date
May 10, 1996 · 17:30 local
Place
Kittanning, PA
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N22946
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC96LA108
Reported as
Piper J3C65

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What happened

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

(-16) Pilot did a precautionary landing to add fuel, on landing, the aircraft flipped over. The pilot moved the aircraft before I could look at it. The pilot did not talk to me, he asked his lawyer to call me. I called cincinnati FSDO to look at the aircraft since it was moved to this location. At this point, it was determined an accident had occured. The pilot was the only occupant and the aircraft owner. No regulations violated. privacy data omitted .

As the FAA filed it

(-16) PILOT DID A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO ADD FUEL, ON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT MOVED THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE I COULD LOOK AT IT. THE PILOT DID NOT TALK TO ME, HE ASKED HIS LAWYER TO CALL ME. I CALLED CINCINNATI FSDO TO LOOK AT THE AIRCRAFT SINCE IT WAS MOVED TO THIS LOCATION. AT THIS POINT, IT WAS DETERMINED AN ACCIDENT HAD OCCURED. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND THE AIRCRAFT OWNER. NO REGULATIONS VIOLATED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ .

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.