# Incident 19981212039149I: Piper J5A, Prescott, AZ, December 12, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1998, 15:09 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A Love Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5400° N, 112.4685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prescott, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5400&lon=-112.4685&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38660, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38660) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Reported engine: CONT C90*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981212039149I

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON DECEMBER 12, 1998, AT 1509 HOURS MAINTAIN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER J-5, N38660, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND SUBSEQUENTLY NOSED OVER DURING A LANDING ATTEMPT AT ERNEST A. LOVE AIRPORT, PRESCOTT, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT, WHO WAS TRANSITIONING TO TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. (-5)THE PILOT WAS TRANSITIONING TO A TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT.  DURING THE TRAINING HE LOST CONTROL.

## Other reports on N38660 (1)

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

- [Incident 20230703008529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230703008529I), Jul 3, 2023: Piper J5A (N38660), Cornelia, GA, Minor damage. Pilot landed in gusting wind conditions, on rollout wind weathervaned aircraft. Pilot overcorrected with brake application causing the aircraft to nose over…

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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