20081002846449A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Lynden, WA · October 2, 2008

Date: October 2, 2008 · 18:30 local
Place: Lynden, WA
Airport: Lynden
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2146M
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR09CA002
Reported as: Piper J3C65
Reported engine: Continental C8512
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 226 total14 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N2146MRegistered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 20931 · Built 1946 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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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 10/02/2008 at approximately 18:30 PDT a Piper J3C-65 aircraft, serial number 20931, operated by privacy data omitted lost control momentarily after landing and struck a residential hangar at the Lynden Airport (38W) located in Lynden, Washington. The aircraft was returned to a hangar before inspectors arrived on scene. The pilot received no injuries and the passenger received minor injuries. During the interview the pilot stated that the aircraft was landing normally on the runway when it veered quickly to the right off the runway and into the residential hangar. The pilot stated he noticed the left tail wheel spring was not attached when the aircraft was returned to the hangar. Inspectors from this office traveled to the Lynden Airport and inspected the aircraft and determined that the tail wheel was a caster wheel assembly and also noted that the chain attach clip was missing from the left side of the tail wheel bell crank.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 10/02/2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 18:30 PDT A PIPER J3C-65 AIRCRAFT, SERIAL NUMBER 20931, OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST CONTROL MOMENTARILY AFTER LANDING AND STRUCK A RESIDENTIAL HANGAR AT THE LYNDEN AIRPORT (38W) LOCATED IN LYNDEN, WASHINGTON. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO A HANGAR BEFORE INSPECTORS ARRIVED ON SCENE. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. DURING THE INTERVIEW THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING NORMALLY ON THE RUNWAY WHEN IT VEERED QUICKLY TO THE RIGHT OFF THE RUNWAY AND INTO THE RESIDENTIAL HANGAR. THE PILOT STATED HE NOTICED THE LEFT TAIL WHEEL SPRING WAS NOT ATTACHED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO THE HANGAR. INSPECTORS FROM THIS OFFICE TRAVELED TO THE LYNDEN AIRPORT AND INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED THAT THE TAIL WHEEL WAS A CASTER WHEEL ASSEMBLY AND ALSO NOTED THAT THE CHAIN ATTACH CLIP WAS MISSING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TAIL WHEEL BELL CRANK.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB WPR09CA002Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLynden, WAThe separation of the tailwheel spring retaining clip for unknown reasons, which resulted in the loss of directional control during the landing roll.Oct 3, 2008 · Substantial damage