# Incident 20110823028899I: Piper J3C-65, Bellefonte, PA, August 23, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2011, 17:00 local time
- Place: Bellefonte, PA
- Airport: Bellefonte
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8855° N, 77.8162° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BELLEFONTE (N96), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8855&lon=-77.8162&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42452, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42452) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,102 total, 545 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110823028899I

## Narrative

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

WHILE TAXIING AIRCRAFT IN GRASS, AIRCRAFT HIT A UNMARKED SMALL DRAINAGE DITCH WITH RIGHT MAIN GEAR CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO FOLD BACK AND BREAK FROM MOUNT, RESULTING IN RIGHT WING TIP STRIKING GROUND.

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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