# Incident 20100905053089I: Piper J3L-65, Culpeper, VA, September 5, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2010, 11:00 local time
- Place: Culpeper, VA
- Airport: Culpeper Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5255° N, 77.8596° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CULPEPER RGNL (CJR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5255&lon=-77.8596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40632, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40632) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3L-65 (registry code 7100546, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3L-65
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-145B SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100905053089I

## Narrative

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

IEA2720100022, PTRS EA27201004671 AND EA27201004679 ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 1100 EDT, N40632, A PIPER J3L-65 WAS INVOLVED IN A "GROUND LOOP" INCIDENT AT CULPEPER, VA.  THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS IDENTIFIED AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  INSPECTOR SMELTZ INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND DAMAGE TO PROP, ENGINE MOUNT, RIGHT LIFT STRUTS, AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR INCLUDING BUNGIE ATTACHMENT.  DETERMINE THIS TO BE AN INCIDENT.THIS CASE IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N40632 (2)

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

- [Incident 19850112011749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850112011749I), Jan 12, 1985: Piper J3L65 (N40632), Newburyport, MA, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on possible hard landing. Metal gauge different on struts. May have been a factor.
- [Incident 19840804067139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840804067139I), Aug 4, 1984: Piper J3L65 (N40632), West Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Ground looped on rollout, struck taxiway lights and stationary Cessna 150.

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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