# Accident 20020630038239A: Piper J3C65, Mcconnelsville, OH, June 30, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2002, 11:00 local time
- Place: Mcconnelsville, OH
- Airport: Morgan County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6542° N, 81.8031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6542&lon=-81.8031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35545, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35545-2013-08-19) (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: 57 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020630038239A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC02LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA127), Jun 30, 2002: Piper J3C-65 (N35545), McConnelsville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing. A factor was the pilot's lack of experience.

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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