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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · London, OH · July 31, 2006

Date: July 31, 2006 · 20:00 local
Place: London, OH
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6667H
Reported as: Piper J3C65
Reported engine: Continental A658
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,150 total74 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

N6667HRegistered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 19872 · Built 1946 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelContinental C85 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) During the interview of the incident the pilot said the following: at about 8 p.m. I departed the springfield, OH (sgh) airport and flew to my father's farm at the edge of London, OH, where I had cleared a Private landing strip in a soybean field. On the first approach to landing I was too fast and did a go around. On the second approach to landing the main gear contacted soybeans located approximately 75 feet prior to reaching the grass landing strip. Upon contacting the ground, the airplane flipped over coming to rest on its back. The aircraft sustained damage to the propeller, engine cowling, left wing strut, vertical fin and right wing leading edge.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING THE INTERVIEW OF THE INCIDENT THE PILOT SAID THE FOLLOWING: AT ABOUT 8 P.M. I DEPARTED THE SPRINGFIELD, OH (SGH) AIRPORT AND FLEW TO MY FATHER'S FARM AT THE EDGE OF LONDON, OH, WHERE I HAD CLEARED A PRIVATE LANDING STRIP IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. ON THE FIRST APPROACH TO LANDING I WAS TOO FAST AND DID A GO AROUND. ON THE SECOND APPROACH TO LANDING THE MAIN GEAR CONTACTED SOYBEANS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET PRIOR TO REACHING THE GRASS LANDING STRIP. UPON CONTACTING THE GROUND, THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER COMING TO REST ON ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE COWLING, LEFT WING STRUT, VERTICAL FIN AND RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE.