# Incident 20100720043519I: Piper J3C-65, Palmer, AK, July 20, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2010, 14:35 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Palmer
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70744, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70744) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 200 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100720043519I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT AFTER 2 TOUCH AND GOES AT THE PALMER AIRPORT THAT THE ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET MSL.   THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION ON WHICH TANK THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS POSITIONED TO AND HOW MUCH FUEL WAS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT RECEIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION INDICATED THAT THE LEFT TANK SHOWED 1/4 AND THE RIGHT TANK SHOWED 3/8 ON THE FUEL GAUGES.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD IN A HAYFIELD NEAR THE AIRPORT COLLAPSING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND DAMAGING THE PROPELLER WHEN IT CONTACTED THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N70744 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20090509046979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090509046979I), May 9, 2009: Piper J3C-65 (N70744), Valdez, AK, Minor damage. During short field take-off/landing competition prop strike.

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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