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FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · Mankato, MN · January 31, 2000

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Date
January 31, 2000 · 17:30 local
Place
Mankato, MN
Airport
Mankato Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N33587
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental C8512F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total300 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
N33587Registered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 14064 · Built 1945Airframe 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.

The a/c departed mkt for mearby lake Washington to perform to/ldg on the lake. The pilot overflew the proposed landing area twice to evaluate its condition. The a/c touched down and rolled out without incident' power was applied for touch and go. As the sircraft lifted off, the pilot heard a noise and noticed the left main gear had folded rearward. privacy data omitted The pilot returned to mkt where he requested ground personnel plow the grass area adjacent to the taxiway. Prior to landing, the pilot secured the engine when the "field was made". The a/c touched down with the propeller still windmilling. Upon touchdown, the main gear spread apart and the a/c came to rest on its belly. The left gear folded back against th left strut causing a slight bend in the strut. Total damage, privacy data omitted was confined to the front undersection of th cowling where the a/c slid, the propeller tips where they contacted the ground, and the bent left wing strut impacted by the left main gear.

As the FAA filed it

THE A/C DEPARTED MKT FOR MEARBY LAKE WASHINGTON TO PERFORM TO/LDG ON THE LAKE. THE PILOT OVERFLEW THE PROPOSED LANDING AREA TWICE TO EVALUATE ITS CONDITION. THE A/C TOUCHED DOWN AND ROLLED OUT WITHOUT INCIDENT' POWER WAS APPLIED FOR TOUCH AND GO. AS THE SIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF, THE PILOT HEARD A NOISE AND NOTICED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR HAD FOLDED REARWARD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT RETURNED TO MKT WHERE HE REQUESTED GROUND PERSONNEL PLOW THE GRASS AREA ADJACENT TO THE TAXIWAY. PRIOR TO LANDING, THE PILOT SECURED THE ENGINE WHEN THE "FIELD WAS MADE". THE A/C TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE PROPELLER STILL WINDMILLING. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE MAIN GEAR SPREAD APART AND THE A/C CAME TO REST ON ITS BELLY. THE LEFT GEAR FOLDED BACK AGAINST TH LEFT STRUT CAUSING A SLIGHT BEND IN THE STRUT. TOTAL DAMAGE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONFINED TO THE FRONT UNDERSECTION OF TH COWLING WHERE THE A/C SLID, THE PROPELLER TIPS WHERE THEY CONTACTED THE GROUND, AND THE BENT LEFT WING STRUT IMPACTED BY THE LEFT MAIN GEAR.