# Accident 20101031054189A: Piper J3C-65, Cypress, TX, October 31, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2010, 11:45 local time
- Place: Cypress, TX
- Airport: Dry Creek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9850° N, 95.6847° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9850&lon=-95.6847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41458, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41458) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,540 total, 145 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101031054189A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE HAD ACCOMPLISHED A THREE POINT LANDING AND COULD NOT SEE VERY WELL. HE RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND CONTACTED A FENCE.  DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO THE R/H AILERON AND A CRACK IN THE WING SPAR.   ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 10/31/2010 BUT WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE FAA UNTIL 12/16/2010.

## 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 CEN11CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA121), Oct 31, 2010: Piper J3C-65 (N41458), Cypress, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane 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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