# Incident 20010614016079I: Piper J3C65, Smithfield, PA, June 14, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2001, 20:00 local time
- Place: Smithfield, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8022° N, 79.8087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithfield, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8022&lon=-79.8087&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88340, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 61 total, 50 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010614016079I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS NARRATIVE WAS DEVELOPED THROUGH AN ON SCENE INTERVIEW OF THE PILOT BY PERSONNEL OF THE ALLEGHENY FSDO. THE PILOT STATED SHE LEFT THE GREENE COUNTY AIRPORT (KWAY) ON HER FIRST SOLO FLIGHT AWAY FROM HER HOME FIELD TO THE WASHINGTON COUNTY AIRPORT (KAFJ).  AFTER OVERFLYING KAFJ SHE THEN ATTEMPTED TO FLY TO THE CONNELLSVILLE AIRPORT (2G3). ENROUTE TO 2G3, SHE BECAME DISORIENTED AND DECIDED TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD TO CALL FOR HELP.  UPON TOUCHDOWN, SHE HIT A SMALL KNOLL IN THE FIELD, WHICH CAUSED HER TO BECOME AIRBORNE.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN FELL THROUGH AND LANDED HARD CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, AND LEFT WING TIP.

## Other reports on N88340 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20020712020379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020712020379I), Jul 12, 2002: Piper J3C65 (N88340), Waynesburg, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Student was practicing landings, felt aircraft fall to the right, applied opposite aileron. Runway alignment was maintained, aircraft had no further…
- [Accident 20000326043809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000326043809A), Mar 26, 2000: Piper J3C65 (N88340), Waynesburg, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 26, 2000 Piper J3-C65, N88340 sustained damage during landing at Waynesburg pa. (Way). John r. lovingood CFI 1401891 was instructing a private…

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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