# Accident 20000803005749A: Piper J3C65, New Smyrna Beac, FL, August 3, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2000, 15:00 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Airport: Massey Ranch Airpark Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0196° N, 80.9197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0196&lon=-80.9197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2143M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2143M) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000803005749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT RESULTING IN TAKING A RUNWAY LIGHT AND A GROUD LOOP. THE LANDING RUNWAY WAS 18, AND THE WIND WAS OUT OF THE EAST ESTIMATED AT TEN KNOTS.

## 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 MIA00LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA230), Aug 3, 2000: Piper J3C-65 (N2143M), New Smyrna Bch., FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll. Factors in this accident were; a crosswind, and the pilot lack of experience in this kind of aircraft.

## Other reports on N2143M (2)

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

- [Incident 20170126000809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170126000809I), Jan 26, 2017: Piper J3C-65 (N2143M), Hollywood, FL, Minor damage. N2143M experienced a ground loop during a training flight with a company employed certified flight instructor and a new employee pilot on 1/26/17. Counseled…
- [Accident 20080129014319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080129014319A), Jan 29, 2008: Piper J3C65 (N2143M), Hollywood, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) It appears that after landing on runway 9L, the airmen failed to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing phase sequence; this…

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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