# Incident 20110804015579I: Piper J3C-65, Idaho Falls, ID, August 4, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2011, 13:32 local time
- Place: Idaho Falls, ID
- Airport: Idaho Falls Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5137° N, 112.0708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at IDAHO FALLS RGNL (IDA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5137&lon=-112.0708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42455, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42455) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 17 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110804015579I

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 4, 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1330 MDT THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING PORTION OF A TOUCH AND GO HE GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT AT IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO (IDA). NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. NO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND ONLY A MINOR "FABRIC SNAG" ON THE LEFT WING TIP WAS REPORTED. INSPECTION BY FAA INSPECTOR FOUND DAMAGE TO FABRIC ON LEFT WING TIP BOW AND FABRIC DAMAGE TO LEFT AILERON TIP REQUIRING FABRIC REPAIR. NO OTHER DAMAGE FOUND.

## Other reports on N42455 (1)

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

- [Incident 20141013019229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141013019229I), Oct 13, 2014: Piper J3C-65 (N42455), Idaho Falls, ID, Minor damage. On 10/13/2014 @ appx 1830 the pilot was landing a Piper J3C-65 at Idaho Falls (ida), during the landing the pilot elected to let the passenger have control of…

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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