# Accident 20100705037419A: Piper J3C-65, Bealton, VA, July 5, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2010, 11:00 local time
- Place: Bealton, VA
- Airport: Flying Circus Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5503° N, 77.7158° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5503&lon=-77.7158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33554, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33554) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 125 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA355) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100705037419A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 02 OUT OF (3VA3) FLYING CIRCUS AIRPORT AT ABOUT 80 TO 100 FEET PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT TAKE BECAUSE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GOING TO CLEAR THE TREES.  PILOT TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND RIGHT OF THE GRASS STRIP BUT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND HIT HARD.  PILOT ADMITTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FULL WITH FUEL, TEMPERATURE WAS CLOSE TO 100 AND DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 2800, AND HE HAD A PASENGER ON BOARD.

## 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 ERA10CA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA355), Jul 5, 2010: Piper J3C-65 (N33554), Warrenton, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare during a precautionary landing, which resulted in a hard 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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