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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper J3C65 · Cook, MN · August 10, 2008

Date: August 10, 2008 · 19:30 local
Place: Cook, MN
Airport: Cook Municipal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N22707
Reported as: Piper J3C65
Reported engine: Continental C858
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 178 total59 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N22707Registered now · Piper J3L-65S/N 2680 · Built 1938 Airframe modelPiper J3L-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) privacy data omitted was practicing takeoffs and landings on the private grass strip at his residence. The touchdown point on his second landing was slightly short of that intended. The aircraft contacted some taller grass shortly after touch down, causing it to slowly nose over. Subsequent inspection upon this inspector's arrival on scene indicated total damage was limited to one bent propeller.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ON THE PRIVATE GRASS STRIP AT HIS RESIDENCE. THE TOUCHDOWN POINT ON HIS SECOND LANDING WAS SLIGHTLY SHORT OF THAT INTENDED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED SOME TALLER GRASS SHORTLY AFTER TOUCH DOWN, CAUSING IT TO SLOWLY NOSE OVER. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION UPON THIS INSPECTOR'S ARRIVAL ON SCENE INDICATED TOTAL DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO ONE BENT PROPELLER.