# Accident 20010521010059A: Piper J3F65, Brush Prairie, WA, May 21, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 21, 2001, 14:30 local time - Place: Brush Prairie, WA - Damage: No damage - Location: 45.7295° N, 122.4494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7295&lon=-122.4494&mi=10 - Aircraft: N29042, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29042) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper J3F-65 (registry code 7100536, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3f-65) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Franklin 4AC176B series (registry code 27006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4ac176b-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER J3F65 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA103) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010521010059A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19)ON MAY 21, 2001, ABOUT 1430 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER J3F-65 AIRPLANE, N29042, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE SUBSEQUENT TO A NOSE-OVER AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR BRUSH PRAIRIE, WASHINGTON. THE AIRPLANE IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY EVERGREEN FLYING SERVICE, VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON, AND WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FIRST PILOT, A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, AND THE SECOND PILOT, A PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION, WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT EVERGREEN FIELD, VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON, APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. DURING A CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD ON MAY 24, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED THAT HE AND THE SECOND PILOT WERE BACK TAXIING ON THE WESTBOUND TURF RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID THAT DURING THE HIGH-SPEED TAXI MANEUVER, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. HE STATED HE COMPENSATED BY APPLYING RUDDER; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO THE LEFT, ENCOUNTERED TALL GRASS, AND NOSED OVER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 10-15 KNOTS. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE THE FUSELAGE. (-23)CFI AND STUDENT LANDED ON A SOD AIRSTRIP. THE ESTIMATED HEADWIND WAS 10/15 KNOTS. WHILE TAXIING DOWNWIND TO THE TAKEOFF POSITION THE CFI TOLD THE STUDENT TO PERFORM A HIGH-SPEED TAXI. SHORTLY AFTER ESTABLISHING THE HIGH-SPEED TAXI, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED VEERING TO THE LEFT TOWARD THE HIGH GRASS ON THE SIDE OF THE MOWED AREA BEING USED FOR THE RUNWAY. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTED TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT IN THE MOWED AREA. HE DID NOT TRY TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BY APPLYING THE BRAKES AND , INSTEAD, TRIED TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT IN MOWED AREA USING ONLY RUDDER . HE WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT IN THE MOWED AREA AND IT ENTERED THE TALL GRASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MOWED AREA. THE HIGH GRASS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SUDDENLY STOP. SINCE THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALREADY OFF THE GROUND DUE TO THE HIGH-SPEED TAXI MANEUVER, THE MOMENTUM OF THE SUDDEN STOP AND THE TAILWIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP UPSIDE DOWN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ARICRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ## 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 SEA01LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA103), May 21, 2001: Piper J3F-65 (N29042), Brush Prairie, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The first pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a high-speed taxi maneuver. Tall grass adjacent to the runway was a factor. ## Other reports on N29042 (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20160626009969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160626009969A), Jun 26, 2016: Piper J3F-65 (N29042), Strasburg, CO, Substantial damage. On 06/26/2016 at approximately 19:52H MDT, N29042, a Piper J3F-65 aircraft sustained substantial damage after settling in a wheat field approximately 10 miles… - [Incident 20010224004269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010224004269I), Feb 24, 2001: Piper J3F65 (N29042), Vancouver, WA. (-23) [privacy data omitted] departed Evergreen field with full fuel. He believed he had 2.5 hours of flight time, including his 30 minute reserve. He planned… - [Incident 19940221007579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940221007579I), Feb 21, 1994: Piper J3F65 (N29042), Medina, OH, Minor damage. Engine quit infllight. Forced landing in field. Suspect ignition switch failure. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.