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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Bisbee, AZ · April 8, 2008

Date
April 8, 2008 · 08:00 local
Place
Bisbee, AZ
Airport
Bisbee Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3228N
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA08CA109
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental C908FJ
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 total4 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot state that after 5 or 6 touch and go's at approximately 50 foot AGL on takeoff the airplane began to sink and they landed off field straight ahead hitting some brush. No injuries occurred. The right wing of the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The propeller sustained substantial damage. The pilot did not report the accident and recovered the aircraft on his own. The wings were removed and the aircraft was placed in a hangar at the Bisbee, Arizona airport (P04). The FSDO was notified of the accident by the cochise counth sheriff's office on 4/8/2008.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATE THAT AFTER 5 OR 6 TOUCH AND GO'S AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FOOT AGL ON TAKEOFF THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SINK AND THEY LANDED OFF FIELD STRAIGHT AHEAD HITTING SOME BRUSH. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PROPELLER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT AND RECOVERED THE AIRCRAFT ON HIS OWN. THE WINGS WERE REMOVED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED IN A HANGAR AT THE BISBEE, ARIZONA AIRPORT (P04). THE FSDO WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ACCIDENT BY THE COCHISE COUNTH SHERIFF'S OFFICE ON 4/8/2008.

NTSB investigation

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