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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · Boulder City, NV · August 20, 2000

Date
August 20, 2000 · 17:03 local
Place
Boulder City, NV
Airport
Boulder City Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N70266
Reported as
Piper J3C65
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,337 total200 in this make and model46 in the last 90 days

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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 8/20/00 ar 1703 local time, just after touchdown on rwy 09L at Boulder City airport, NV, pilot stated wind shifted to 15-20 KTS from the south and felt the r/h wing start to rise and r/h wheel come off rwy. He countered with right rudder and right wing down with negative results. He felt the a/c turn left aprox. 90 degrees and depart rwy. The main tires dropped into a ditch along the l/h side of rwy and a/c nosed over with the prop striking the ditch embankment. The a/c came to rest at an approx 60 degree tail-up angle. Damage consisted of a bent prop, crushed air filter, torn fabric on the l/h and r/h lower wing surfaces, bent ribs on the l/h wing and bent ribs and l/e on the r/h wing. There were no injuries to the sole occupant.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON 8/20/00 AR 1703 LOCAL TIME, JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RWY 09L AT BOULDER CITY AIRPORT, NV, PILOT STATED WIND SHIFTED TO 15-20 KTS FROM THE SOUTH AND FELT THE R/H WING START TO RISE AND R/H WHEEL COME OFF RWY. HE COUNTERED WITH RIGHT RUDDER AND RIGHT WING DOWN WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. HE FELT THE A/C TURN LEFT APROX. 90 DEGREES AND DEPART RWY. THE MAIN TIRES DROPPED INTO A DITCH ALONG THE L/H SIDE OF RWY AND A/C NOSED OVER WITH THE PROP STRIKING THE DITCH EMBANKMENT. THE A/C CAME TO REST AT AN APPROX 60 DEGREE TAIL-UP ANGLE. DAMAGE CONSISTED OF A BENT PROP, CRUSHED AIR FILTER, TORN FABRIC ON THE L/H AND R/H LOWER WING SURFACES, BENT RIBS ON THE L/H WING AND BENT RIBS AND L/E ON THE R/H WING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT.