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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Mcconnelsville, OH · June 30, 2002

Date: June 30, 2002 · 11:00 local
Place: Mcconnelsville, OH
Airport: Morgan County Airport
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N35545
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC02LA127
Reported as: Piper J3C65
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 57 total3 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N35545Registration cancelled Aug 19, 2013 · Piper J3C-65S/N 6450 · Built 1941 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot landed at the Morgan co. airport (I71) for fuel at 10:30 a.m. (local). After refueling, the pilot departed the runway with the intention of completing a touch-n-go landing before departing the airport for the next destination. After the accident the pilot made the following statement: "on landing aircraft started right, I used hard left rudder and started J-3 in left hand turn, applied full right rudder however too late. Applied brakes-softly-ran off left side of runway, struck light continued to rougher ground when J-3 nosed over. Aircraft ended upside down. Approach was normal-1,000 ft. above runway 30, down centerline at 60 mph, throttle closed (1100 RPM), carb heat on dropping to 40 mph for flare before touch down. Touch down close to middle of runway 30." The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the right wing spar, both left struts and rudder assembly. The aircraft braking system showed no signs of abnormalities. No aircraft fire or injuries to the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT LANDED AT THE MORGAN CO. AIRPORT (I71) FOR FUEL AT 10:30 A.M. (LOCAL). AFTER REFUELING, THE PILOT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY WITH THE INTENTION OF COMPLETING A TOUCH-N-GO LANDING BEFORE DEPARTING THE AIRPORT FOR THE NEXT DESTINATION. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT MADE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT: "ON LANDING AIRCRAFT STARTED RIGHT, I USED HARD LEFT RUDDER AND STARTED J-3 IN LEFT HAND TURN, APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER HOWEVER TOO LATE. APPLIED BRAKES-SOFTLY-RAN OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY, STRUCK LIGHT CONTINUED TO ROUGHER GROUND WHEN J-3 NOSED OVER. AIRCRAFT ENDED UPSIDE DOWN. APPROACH WAS NORMAL-1,000 FT. ABOVE RUNWAY 30, DOWN CENTERLINE AT 60 MPH, THROTTLE CLOSED (1100 RPM), CARB HEAT ON DROPPING TO 40 MPH FOR FLARE BEFORE TOUCH DOWN. TOUCH DOWN CLOSE TO MIDDLE OF RUNWAY 30." THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING SPAR, BOTH LEFT STRUTS AND RUDDER ASSEMBLY. THE AIRCRAFT BRAKING SYSTEM SHOWED NO SIGNS OF ABNORMALITIES. NO AIRCRAFT FIRE OR INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB NYC02LA127Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcConnelsville, OHThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience.Jun 30, 2002 · Substantial damage