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(-23) Saturday night at 1832 hours I touched down my 1940 Piper cub sport trainer J-3, serial number 4928, at the cub's home airport: Garberville (O16). One passenger, an ultra-light pilot, was in the front seat, and I was flying from the customary PIC seat in the rear. Visibility was good some 8 minutes after sunset, sky was clear, runway was dry and in good condition. Two days previous, the plane had a very through going over for my bi-annual flight review, so tire inflation was right on at 15 pounds and the aircraft was in excellent condition. I had performed a normal pre-flight prior to the arrival of my passenger at 1700. With zero wind showing, I chose the primary 36 runway and made a normal, on speed and third dash past the numbers three-point touchdown. Rollout commenced normally with the usual "tail-dragger tap dance" until a sharp left jab on the rudder resulted in my left shoe catching in the seat/seat-belt hanger attachment point. This resulted in my (soft cambridge walking) shoe jammed firmly on the left rudder, with me unable to get it loose or get my foot out of the shoe. I had time to yell at my passenger "my foot's stuck" as we circled rather sedately left and dropped the right wheel into an approximately 3 foot deep ditch some 60 feet from the runway edge. I had time to cut the magneto before impact. Estimated speed at impact was less then 15 miles an hour. My passenger and I exited uninjured - it was his third aircraft crash, so he was rather debonair about the whole affair. The follwing day - Sunday morning - the aircraft was lifted out with a triple a tow truck rig an towed/wing walked to its' hangar 150 yards away. The slightly bowed struts were straightened by my a & p, privacy data omitted and the aircraft supported by a chain-hoist and ropes from the engine mount and a sawhorse. (Attachment brokenleg. Jpg) it was ascertained that there was no damage to the prop, engine, or wing; a plan of repair was discussed with privacy data omitted, and parts were ordered Monday. The four parts ordered were the v cabane strut gear between the gear legs, the right gear leg v, a new step, and a new shock cords for the cabane strut.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) SATURDAY NIGHT AT 1832 HOURS I TOUCHED DOWN MY 1940 PIPER CUB SPORT TRAINER J-3, SERIAL NUMBER 4928, AT THE CUB'S HOME AIRPORT: GARBERVILLE (O16). ONE PASSENGER, AN ULTRA-LIGHT PILOT, WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT, AND I WAS FLYING FROM THE CUSTOMARY PIC SEAT IN THE REAR. VISIBILITY WAS GOOD SOME 8 MINUTES AFTER SUNSET, SKY WAS CLEAR, RUNWAY WAS DRY AND IN GOOD CONDITION. TWO DAYS PREVIOUS, THE PLANE HAD A VERY THROUGH GOING OVER FOR MY BI-ANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW, SO TIRE INFLATION WAS RIGHT ON AT 15 POUNDS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I HAD PERFORMED A NORMAL PRE-FLIGHT PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF MY PASSENGER AT 1700. WITH ZERO WIND SHOWING, I CHOSE THE PRIMARY 36 RUNWAY AND MADE A NORMAL, ON SPEED AND THIRD DASH PAST THE NUMBERS THREE-POINT TOUCHDOWN. ROLLOUT COMMENCED NORMALLY WITH THE USUAL "TAIL-DRAGGER TAP DANCE" UNTIL A SHARP LEFT JAB ON THE RUDDER RESULTED IN MY LEFT SHOE CATCHING IN THE SEAT/SEAT-BELT HANGER ATTACHMENT POINT. THIS RESULTED IN MY (SOFT CAMBRIDGE WALKING) SHOE JAMMED FIRMLY ON THE LEFT RUDDER, WITH ME UNABLE TO GET IT LOOSE OR GET MY FOOT OUT OF THE SHOE. I HAD TIME TO YELL AT MY PASSENGER "MY FOOT'S STUCK" AS WE CIRCLED RATHER SEDATELY LEFT AND DROPPED THE RIGHT WHEEL INTO AN APPROXIMATELY 3 FOOT DEEP DITCH SOME 60 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY EDGE. I HAD TIME TO CUT THE MAGNETO BEFORE IMPACT. ESTIMATED SPEED AT IMPACT WAS LESS THEN 15 MILES AN HOUR. MY PASSENGER AND I EXITED UNINJURED - IT WAS HIS THIRD AIRCRAFT CRASH, SO HE WAS RATHER DEBONAIR ABOUT THE WHOLE AFFAIR. THE FOLLWING DAY - SUNDAY MORNING - THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED OUT WITH A TRIPLE A TOW TRUCK RIG AN TOWED/WING WALKED TO ITS' HANGAR 150 YARDS AWAY. THE SLIGHTLY BOWED STRUTS WERE STRAIGHTENED BY MY A & P, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND THE AIRCRAFT SUPPORTED BY A CHAIN-HOIST AND ROPES FROM THE ENGINE MOUNT AND A SAWHORSE. (ATTACHMENT BROKENLEG.JPG) IT WAS ASCERTAINED THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE PROP, ENGINE, OR WING; A PLAN OF REPAIR WAS DISCUSSED WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AND PARTS WERE ORDERED MONDAY. THE FOUR PARTS ORDERED WERE THE V CABANE STRUT GEAR BETWEEN THE GEAR LEGS, THE RIGHT GEAR LEG V, A NEW STEP, AND A NEW SHOCK CORDS FOR THE CABANE STRUT.
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