20020701023729I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · Hastings, FL · July 1, 2002

Date: July 1, 2002 · 11:30 local
Place: Hastings, FL
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2023M
Reported as: Piper J3C65
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,792 total250 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N2023MRegistered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 20792 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Mr. Johnson, who was the PIC and only person onboard, was attempting to take off from an unimproved area--a dirt road. On lift off the aircraft drifted to the right and struck some small pine trees at about five feet above ground level. The pine trees were about eight feet in height. The aircraft rotated to the right and hit the ground on the right main gear. It continued to rotate to the right and came to rest at about a 90 degree angle to the road. The aircraft came to rest in an upright position. There was no injury to the pilot and minor damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. JOHNSON, WHO WAS THE PIC AND ONLY PERSON ONBOARD, WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM AN UNIMPROVED AREA--A DIRT ROAD. ON LIFT OFF THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK SOME SMALL PINE TREES AT ABOUT FIVE FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL. THE PINE TREES WERE ABOUT EIGHT FEET IN HEIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED TO THE RIGHT AND HIT THE GROUND ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. IT CONTINUED TO ROTATE TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO REST AT ABOUT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PILOT AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N2023M · 2

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

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