# Incident 20021117031819I: Piper J3, Byron, CA, November 17, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2002, 16:00 local time
- Place: Byron, CA
- Airport: Byron Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8284° N, 121.6258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BYRON (C83), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8284&lon=-121.6258&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6711H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6711H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J-3 (registry code 7100502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 450 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021117031819I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKE OFF FROM A PRIVATE DIRT/GRASS RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT HIT AN UNSEEN HOLE IN THE RUNWAY. IN FLIGHT PILOT OBSERVED THAT THE LEFT TIRE WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. CONTINUING ON TO BYRON AIRPORT THE PILOT MADE CONTACT WITH GROUND PERSONNEL AND ASKED THEM TO OBSERVE LANDING GEAR DURING LOW ALTITUDE FLY BY. DURING THE SECOND FLY BY, THEY ADVISED THE PILOT THAT THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WAS NOT IN CORRECT POSITION. PILOT MADE A THIRD FLY BY EXECUTING A TOUCH AND GO ON THE RIGHT GEAR ONLY. THE FINAL APPROACH WAS A TOUCH DOWN ON THE RIGHT GEAR ONLY. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO ALMOST A STOP, BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N6711H (1)

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

- [Incident 20051001023399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051001023399I), Oct 1, 2005: Piper J3 (N6711H), Byron, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot departed lvk enroute to C83 and climbed to 2600 feet. Outside brushy peak pilot called C83, requesting airport advisories and made a small…

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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