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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · Decatur, TX · August 30, 2003

Date: August 30, 2003 · 12:00 local
Place: Decatur, TX
Airport: Decatur Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N73870
Reported as: Piper J3C65
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 743 total40 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N73870Registered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 18180 · Built 1946 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelContinental A&C65 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) On August 30, 2003 at 1200 CDT, a Piper PA-J3-C65, N73870, owned, operated and registered to Mr. Michael kevin casey, privacy data omitted the aircraft left the runway during landing roll-out due to a crosswind gust, the pilot was unable to correct the drift and the aircraft stood on its nose in soft ground. The pilot was on a CFR 14 part 91 flight and visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed. The aircraft suffered a broken wooden propeller and no other damage. There were no injuries to the pilot, the sole occupant. The pilot holds a private pilots certificate. The flight originated at Decatur, Texas (8F7) on August 30, 2003 at approximately 1100 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 30, 2003 AT 1200 CDT, A PIPER PA-J3-C65, N73870, OWNED, OPERATED AND REGISTERED TO MR. MICHAEL KEVIN CASEY, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT DUE TO A CROSSWIND GUST, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE DRIFT AND THE AIRCRAFT STOOD ON ITS NOSE IN SOFT GROUND. THE PILOT WAS ON A CFR 14 PART 91 FLIGHT AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A BROKEN WOODEN PROPELLER AND NO OTHER DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOTS CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DECATUR, TEXAS (8F7) ON AUGUST 30, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 CDT.