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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Morgan, UT · March 6, 2001

Date
March 6, 2001 · 17:45 local
Place
Morgan, UT
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N42523
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN01LA068
Reported as
Piper J3C65
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot lost directional control of aircraft on roll out due to a wind gust raising the l/h wing. The aircraft drifted to the left as the pilot powered up to go around. The l/h wheel made contact with the snow bank on the l/h side of runway causing the aircraft to immediately flipped over on it's back. The runway is 45 feet wide and was only plowed to a 43 foot width where aircraft was landing. The snow bank was reported to be from 2 to 3 feet deep at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON ROLL OUT DUE TO A WIND GUST RAISING THE L/H WING. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AS THE PILOT POWERED UP TO GO AROUND. THE L/H WHEEL MADE CONTACT WITH THE SNOW BANK ON THE L/H SIDE OF RUNWAY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO IMMEDIATELY FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S BACK. THE RUNWAY IS 45 FEET WIDE AND WAS ONLY PLOWED TO A 43 FOOT WIDTH WHERE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING. THE SNOW BANK WAS REPORTED TO BE FROM 2 TO 3 FEET DEEP AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.