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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · Vacaville, CA · November 20, 2005

Date: November 20, 2005
Place: Vacaville, CA
Airport: Nut Tree Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N30669
Reported as: Piper J3C65
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 180 total120 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N30669Registered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 5009 · Built 1940 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelContinental A&C75 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) While doing three point touch and go landing on runway 02 at Vacaville CA, Nut Tree Airport (vcb) on November 20, 2005 during VMC conditions with light and variable winds the Piper J3 cub suffered minor damage. The pilot stated that during roll-out from a normal landing, just prior to applying power at a speed of about 10 to 20 mph the aircraft suddenly veered to the left. The aircraft was heading off the runway into a dirt field. The pilot began to apply power to regain control but the aircraft main landing hit a dirt berm and stopped. The student pilot and lone occupant was not injured. The damage was confined to the left hand main landing gear leg, and the bunge assembly's tubular support strut. During examination of the aircraft there was no mechanical fault found to explain why the aircraft veered to the left and departed the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE DOING THREE POINT TOUCH AND GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 02 AT VACAVILLE CA, NUT TREE AIRPORT (VCB) ON NOVEMBER 20, 2005 DURING VMC CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THE PIPER J3 CUB SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING ROLL-OUT FROM A NORMAL LANDING, JUST PRIOR TO APPLYING POWER AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 10 TO 20 MPH THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADING OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A DIRT FIELD. THE PILOT BEGAN TO APPLY POWER TO REGAIN CONTROL BUT THE AIRCRAFT MAIN LANDING HIT A DIRT BERM AND STOPPED. THE STUDENT PILOT AND LONE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. THE DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR LEG, AND THE BUNGE ASSEMBLY'S TUBULAR SUPPORT STRUT. DURING EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL FAULT FOUND TO EXPLAIN WHY THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY.