# Incident 19970907038779I: Piper J3C65, Hollywood, FL, September 7, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1997, 16:06 local time
- Place: Hollywood, FL
- Airport: North Perry Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0013° N, 80.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH PERRY (HWO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0013&lon=-80.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42183, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42183) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 75 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970907038779I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE BANNER TOW PILOT ATTEMPTED TO PICK UP A BANNER FROM TOO LOW A POSITION RESULTING IN THE BANNER BECOMING HOOKED ON THE AIRCRAFT TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY. DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT WITH THE BANNER ATTACHED AT THE TAIL WHEEL, THE PILOT APPARENTLY PITCHED DOWN IN AN ATTEMPT TO REACH THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO THE BANNER CONTACTING THE GROUND. THE HARD LANDING CAUSED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT TO FAIL, FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT WING TIP AND PROPELLER CONTACTING THE RUNWAY. NO OTHER DAMAGE OR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE MINOR DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. ALL COMPANY PILOTS RECEIVED A FLIGHT CHECK FROM THE OPERATOR AFTER THE OCCURRENCE. THE OWNER-OPERATOR OBSERVED THE OCCURRENCE, QUESTIONED THE PILOT INVOLVED, ASSESSED HIS ATTITUDE AND HIS PERFORMANCE ON THE FLIGHT CHECK. HIS INFORMATION WAS DISCUSSED WITH INSPECTORS OF FSDO-17. IN HIS OPINION AND THE OPINION OF THE INSPECTORS, NO FURTHER ACTION IS RECOMMENDED.

## Other reports on N42183 (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080627840269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080627840269I), Jun 27, 2008: Piper J3C65 (N42183), Robbinsville, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) The first FAA notification of this incident was on 06/28/08 (approximately 23 hours after the event) when the pilot contacted the eastern region ops…
- [Incident 19990417019279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990417019279I), Apr 17, 1999: Piper J3C65 (N42183), Key Biscayne, FL, Minor damage. Attached narrative: pilot departed north perry airport around 01:45PM of 4/17/99 headed for the beaches between fort lauderdale and pompano, Florida. The pilot…
- [Incident 19880414018889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880414018889I), Apr 14, 1988: Piper J3C65 (N42183), Ft Lauderdale, FL. Loss of power flying banner over ocean. Banner dropped. Made a safe landing. Found #1 cylinder had no compression.
- [Accident 19830728036561A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830728036561A), Jul 28, 1983: Piper J3C65 (N42183), North Myrtle Be, SC, Substantial damage. Aircraft taxied into N6190C which attempted to avoid collision but was unable to get FAR enough off taxiway.

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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