19991230037369I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · Panama City, FL · December 30, 1999

Date: December 30, 1999 · 13:30 local
Place: Panama City, FL
Airport: Panama City-Bay County
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1501N
Reported as: Piper J3C65
Reported engine: Continental C8512
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total1,000 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N1501NRegistered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 23030 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On December 30, 1999, N1501N was being operated on a local flight in the Panama City airport (pfn) traffic pattern. During a touch and go landing on runway 32 a gust of wind caused the aircraft to veer to the right and go off the runway. The left main collapsed after hitting a sand dune which broke the gear connectin links and caused the airplane to nose over. The fabric on the bottom outer edge of the left and right wings was chaffed and torn. The wooden propeller struck the ground and splintered both tips. The pilot and passenger were not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 30, 1999, N1501N WAS BEING OPERATED ON A LOCAL FLIGHT IN THE PANAMA CITY AIRPORT (PFN) TRAFFIC PATTERN. DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 32 A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AND GO OFF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN COLLAPSED AFTER HITTING A SAND DUNE WHICH BROKE THE GEAR CONNECTIN LINKS AND CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO NOSE OVER. THE FABRIC ON THE BOTTOM OUTER EDGE OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS WAS CHAFFED AND TORN. THE WOODEN PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND SPLINTERED BOTH TIPS. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.