# Accident 20010317005649A: Piper J3C65, Seattle, WA, March 17, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2001
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Boeing Field-King County International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5397° N, 122.3096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5397&lon=-122.3096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30616, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30616) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-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 J3C65
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010317005649A

## Narrative

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

(-23)A/C WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON TAXIWAY ALPHA WHEN THE LEFT MAINLANDING GEAR IMPACTED A TEN FOOT HORIZONTAL BARRICADE. THE BARRICADE WAS TO THE LEFT AND APPROX. PERPENDICULAR TO THE YELLOW TAXIWAY CENTERLINE, TERMINATING APPROX. TWO TO THREE FEET LEFT OF THE YELLOW TAXIWAY CENTERLINE. ATIS (AUTOMATED TRANSCRIBED INFORMATION SYSTEM) INFORMATION SIERRA, AT TIME OF INCIDENT, DID NOT MENTION OBSTRUCTIONS ON TAXIWAY.

## 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 SEA01LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA065), Mar 17, 2001: Piper J3C-65 (N30616), Seattle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to visually detect the barricade, resulting in a collision with the barricade. Factors included the barricade, and inadequate information on the ATIS broadcast.

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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