# Accident 20110903030149A: Piper J3L-65, Gainesville, TX, September 3, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2011, 17:30 local time
- Place: Gainesville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6511° N, 97.1917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6511&lon=-97.1917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30950, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30950-2018-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3L-65 (registry code 7100546, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-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 J3L-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA689](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA689) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110903030149A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE CONDUCTED A HIGH SPEED TAXI ON RUNWAY 17 AT GAINESVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AVIATION WEATHER REPORT AT 031735 REPORTED WINDS 09010, 10 MILES VISIBILITY AND SKY CLEAR. AIRCRAFT WAS RELOCATED TO A HANGAR.

## 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 CEN11CA689](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA689), Sep 3, 2011: Piper J3L-65 (N30950), Gainesville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during taxi, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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