# Accident 20020702038409A: Piper J3C65, Sparta, IL, July 2, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2002, 10:30 local time
- Place: Sparta, IL
- Airport: Sparta Community-Hunter Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1489° N, 89.6985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPARTA COMMUNITY-HUNTER FLD (SAR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1489&lon=-89.6985&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7744B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7744B) (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: 5,200 total, 60 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020702038409A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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