20050616011579I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · Houston, TX · June 16, 2005

Date: June 16, 2005 · 19:15 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial Arp
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N23378
Reported as: Piper J3C65
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,100 total150 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N23378Registered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 3120 · Built 1939 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 6/16/2005 at approximately 1915 hours the pilot privacy data omitted was flight instructing in N23378 a Piper J3 cub and was practicing touch and gos with a student at dwh on runway 17L. After touching down the plane started toward the right side of 17L, he overcorrected back to the left went off the runway. They had flown for approximately 45 minutes, and they were on their 4th touch and go. A weld broke in the right main gear, the aircraft settled and came to rest beside the runway. Weather no factor. Damage limited to the right main landing gear. There was damage to the fabric and structure of the right wing tip. The pilot privacy data omitted states that damage was a result of using a truck to walk the aircraft to the hangar. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 6/16/2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 1915 HOURS THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ WAS FLIGHT INSTRUCTING IN N23378 A PIPER J3 CUB AND WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GOS WITH A STUDENT AT DWH ON RUNWAY 17L. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN THE PLANE STARTED TOWARD THE RIGHT SIDE OF 17L, HE OVERCORRECTED BACK TO THE LEFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY. THEY HAD FLOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES, AND THEY WERE ON THEIR 4TH TOUCH AND GO. A WELD BROKE IN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED AND CAME TO REST BESIDE THE RUNWAY. WEATHER NO FACTOR. DAMAGE LIMITED TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FABRIC AND STRUCTURE OF THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ STATES THAT DAMAGE WAS A RESULT OF USING A TRUCK TO WALK THE AIRCRAFT TO THE HANGAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.