# Incident 20010109000689I: Piper J3F65, Plato Center, IL, January 9, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 2001, 15:00 local time
- Place: Plato Center, IL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0267° N, 88.4301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plato Center, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0267&lon=-88.4301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41556, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41556) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3F-65 (registry code 7100536, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3f-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3F65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010109000689I

## Narrative

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

(-23)WHIELL PRACTICING TAKEOFFS IN SNOW COVERED CORN FIELD, RIGHT LANDING SKID HIT A SMALL SNOW FURROW AND N41556 GROUND-LOOPED, DAMAGING RIGHT GEAR STRUT, RIGHT WING TIP, AND PROPELLER.

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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