# Accident 20010306004039A: Piper J3C65, Morgan, UT, March 6, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2001, 17:45 local time
- Place: Morgan, UT
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0098° N, 111.6696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0098&lon=-111.6696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42523, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42523) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010306004039A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN01LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA068), Mar 7, 2001: Piper J3C-65 (N42523), Morgan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll which resulted in a collision with a snow bank on the edge of the runway.

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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