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FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · Mccormick, SC · April 19, 1997

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Date
April 19, 1997 · 11:30 local
Place
Mccormick, SC
Airport
Mccormick County Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N70421
Reported as
Piper J3C65
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,100 total21 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N70421Registered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 17416Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: the pilot stated that he was returning to his home base after contacting unforcasted headwinds and turbulence. Because of the turbulence and the fact he was tired he landed with a 90 degree cross wind. During the rollout a gust of wind turned the aircraft 90 degrees to the runway. The prop struck a berm causing minor damage. The pilot is a low time tail wheel pilot and is going to seek additional instruction from a flight instructor experienced in tail wheel aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS RETURNING TO HIS HOME BASE AFTER CONTACTING UNFORCASTED HEADWINDS AND TURBULENCE. BECAUSE OF THE TURBULENCE AND THE FACT HE WAS TIRED HE LANDED WITH A 90 DEGREE CROSS WIND. DURING THE ROLLOUT A GUST OF WIND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT 90 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY. THE PROP STRUCK A BERM CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT IS A LOW TIME TAIL WHEEL PILOT AND IS GOING TO SEEK ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION FROM A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR EXPERIENCED IN TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT.

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