# Incident 20110827019459I: Piper J3C-65, Beaver Springs, PA, August 27, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2011, 11:45 local time
- Place: Beaver Springs, PA
- Airport: Snook
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7334° N, 77.2664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SNOOK (PS06), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7334&lon=-77.2664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7385H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7385H) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 675 total, 350 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110827019459I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 07 AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE DOWNDRAFT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY IN A BEANFIELD CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

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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