# Accident 20010613040089A: Piper J3C65, Glide, OR, June 13, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2001, 15:00 local time
- Place: Glide, OR
- Airport: Glide Aero Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2500° N, 123.1000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2500&lon=-123.1000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3422N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3422N) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 65 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010613040089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO PORTLAND STANDARDS WITHOUT SPECIFICS OF EXACT DATE AND LOCATION BY LETTER DATED JULY 11, 2004. WE WERE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE IF THERE HAD BEEN A REPORTABLE ACCIDENT UNTIL 10/18/2004. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT, N3422N DID IN FACT HAVE AN ACCIDENT ON JUNE 13, 2001 AT 1500 PDT AT A PRIVATE GRASS AIRPORT AT GLIDE, OREGON. THE PILOT HAD FLOWN A PASSENGER INTO THIS STRIP IN HIS RECENTLY PURCHASED CUB. HE LET HIS PASSENGER OUT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND ELECTED TO GO AROUND THE PATTERN. THE AIRSTRIP, (AERIAL PHOTO/INFORMATION ATTACHED), HAS A PRONOUNCED SLOPE WHERE TAKEOFFS ARE CONDUCTED DOWNHILL ON RUNWAY 13 LANDINGS UPHILL ON RUNWAY 31. BEGINNING THE TAKEOFF, THERE IS A SHORT LEVEL PORTION PRIOR TO THE DOWNHILL RUN. THE PILOT STATED A GUST OF WIND CAUSED HIM TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AS HE STARTED THE DOWNHILL RUN. HE INDICATED HE WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT IN TIME PRIOR TO HITTING A BARB WIRE FENCE. AFTER GOING THROUGH THE FENCE, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SMALL TREE WITH HIS RIGHT WING SWINGING THE AIRCRAFT CLOCKWISE IMPACTING A TREE WITH HIS LEFT WING. THE PILOT HAS EXTENSIVE WORLD WIDE EXPERIENCE IN TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT AND HAS SINCE THIS ACCIDENT, FLOWN SEVERAL HUNDRED HOURS OF TAILWHEEL TIME.

## 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 SEA01LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA178), Jun 13, 2001: Piper J3C-65 (N3422N), Glide, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate compensation for wind conditions during takeoff resulting in the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Wind gusts, down sloping terrain and a fence post were factors.

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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