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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Pittsfield, PA · August 23, 2004

Date: August 23, 2004 · 09:58 local
Place: Pittsfield, PA
Airport: Brokenstraw Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7068H
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC04LA195
Reported as: Piper J3C65
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 652 total4 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N7068HRegistered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 20314 · Built 1946 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft landed on runway 27 and on rollout the pilot let the tail wheel settle to the ground. The aircraft made a 90 degree turn to the left went off the side of the runway and impacted a pole approximately 300 feet from the side of the runway. The aircraft was placed in a hangar put up on blocks. The wheels were removed the left wheel was not properly installed. The brakes were worn and the keepers were broken or not installed. The tail wheel bolt was improperly installed and did not allow the wheel to rotate as needed for normal directional control. The aircraft had 6 hours on it since the annual inspection. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 27 AND ON ROLLOUT THE PILOT LET THE TAIL WHEEL SETTLE TO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A 90 DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A POLE APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED IN A HANGAR PUT UP ON BLOCKS. THE WHEELS WERE REMOVED THE LEFT WHEEL WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED. THE BRAKES WERE WORN AND THE KEEPERS WERE BROKEN OR NOT INSTALLED. THE TAIL WHEEL BOLT WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AND DID NOT ALLOW THE WHEEL TO ROTATE AS NEEDED FOR NORMAL DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT HAD 6 HOURS ON IT SINCE THE ANNUAL INSPECTION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC04LA195Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPittsfield, PAImproper installation of the tailwheel assembly and the inadequate annual inspection which resulted in a loss of directional control during landing.Aug 23, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7068H · 1

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

Accident 20090505006619ATaxi · Pittsfield, PA(-23) The purpose of this flight was dual instruction for [privacy data omitted] to acquire a tail wheel endorsement. On may 4, 2009, [privacy data omitted], CFI #301564596, was serving as pilot-in-command of N7068H, Piper J3C-65 aircraft, and providing dual…May 5, 2009 · Minor damage