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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper J-3 · Cambridge Sprin, PA · April 4, 1997

Date
April 4, 1997 · 17:30 local
Place
Cambridge Sprin, PA
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7365H
Reported as
Piper J3
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total657 in this make and model40 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.

Narrative: the pilot stated that during early part of take-off run, aircraft hit a soft spot and flipped over. Investigation showed that prop hit ground at 90 feet from start of take-off roll and came to a rest 180 feet from start. Submission of this report closes this incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING EARLY PART OF TAKE-OFF RUN, AIRCRAFT HIT A SOFT SPOT AND FLIPPED OVER. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT PROP HIT GROUND AT 90 FEET FROM START OF TAKE-OFF ROLL AND CAME TO A REST 180 FEET FROM START. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.