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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Sparta, IL · July 2, 2002

Date
July 2, 2002 · 10:30 local
Place
Sparta, IL
Airport
Sparta Community-Hunter Field
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7744B
Reported as
Piper J3C65
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,200 total60 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) During the landing rollout the pilot in command lost directional control, the aircraft departed the runway encountering a culvert, which flipped the aircraft onto it's back. The aircraft received substantial damage to the right wing, propeller main landing gear and tail. The pilot in command and student reported no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE PILOT IN COMMAND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ENCOUNTERING A CULVERT, WHICH FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO IT'S BACK. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, PROPELLER MAIN LANDING GEAR AND TAIL. THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND STUDENT REPORTED NO INJURIES.