# Accident 20100628052239A: Piper J3C-65, Thomaston, GA, June 28, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2010, 19:00 local time
- Place: Thomaston, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9550° N, 84.2639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9550&lon=-84.2639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41242, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 110 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA339) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100628052239A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

28 JUNE 2010.TIME OF ARRIVAL AT OPN 7:15WINDS 240 @ 9 KNOTS AS REPORTED BY THE AUTOMATED WEATHER SERVICE.ACTUAL WINDS WERE GUSTING.AIRCRAFT TYPE: J-3 CUB NC41242I DEPARTED 8GA9 AT 6:40PM TO OPN. I LINED UP ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 30. I LANDED ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR THEN BROUGHT DOWN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. I FELT A GUST OF WIND HIT THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE LEFT WHICH PUSHED THE TAIL AROUND TO THE RIGHT. COULD NOT GET AIRCRAFT CORRECTED IN TIME. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT WHICH SPUN THE AIRCRAFT FURTHER TO THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT THEN HIT THE DISTANCE MARKER SIGN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WING WHICH THEN SPUN THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT WHERE IT CAME TO REST.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA10CA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA339), Jun 28, 2010: Piper J3C-65 (N41242), Thomaston, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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