# Accident 20000326043809A: Piper J3C65, Waynesburg, PA, March 26, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2000, 12:00 local time
- Place: Waynesburg, PA
- Airport: Greene County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8895° N, 80.1801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8895&lon=-80.1801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88340, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,764 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000326043809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 26, 2000 PIPER J3-C65, N88340 SUSTAINED DAMAGE DURING LANDING AT WAYNESBURG PA. (WAY). JOHN R. LOVINGOOD CFI 1401891 WAS INSTRUCTING A PRIVATE PILOT DALE HAMERCHECK 197288386 FOR HIS BFR. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED, THE STUDENT USED THE WRONG CONTROL INPUTS FOR THE CROSS WIND AND BEFORE HE COULD CORRECT THEM, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER, RIGHT WING, RUDDER, VERTICAL STABILIZER, AND RIGHT STRUT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC00LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA110), Mar 26, 2000: Piper J3C-65 (N88340), Waynesburg, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The private pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and the flight instructor's delay in remedial action. A factor in the accident was the gusting wind conditions.

## Other reports on N88340 (2)

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

- [Incident 20020712020379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020712020379I), Jul 12, 2002: Piper J3C65 (N88340), Waynesburg, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Student was practicing landings, felt aircraft fall to the right, applied opposite aileron. Runway alignment was maintained, aircraft had no further…
- [Incident 20010614016079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010614016079I), Jun 14, 2001: Piper J3C65 (N88340), Smithfield, PA, Minor damage. (-23) This narrative was developed through an on scene interview of the pilot by personnel of the allegheny FSDO. The pilot stated she left the greene county…

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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