# Accident 19960825044579A: Piper J3, Aiken, SC, August 25, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1996, 13:45 local time
- Place: Aiken, SC
- Airport: Aiken Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5400° N, 81.7199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5400&lon=-81.7199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2CE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J-3 (registry code 7100502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 265 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960825044579A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING. FOOT HIT RIGHT BRAKE CAUSE PLANE TO VEER OFF RUNWAY INTO TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA96LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA217), Aug 25, 1996: Piper J3 (N2CE), Aiken, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing; and his loss of directional control, which was followed by impact with trees.

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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