# Incident 20111030028429I: Piper J3C-65, Decatur, GA, October 30, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2011, 11:15 local time
- Place: Decatur, GA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7711° N, 84.2958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decatur, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7711&lon=-84.2958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70843, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70843) (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 flight hours: 59 total, 59 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111030028429I

## Narrative

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

A LIGHT SPORT STUDENT PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED BY HER FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TO PERFORM A SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT FROM KPDK TO STONE MOUNTAIN RETURNING TO KPDK. AFTER RETURNING TO PDK DURING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 2L THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT ALLOWING THE RIGHT WING TO LIFT RESULTING WITH A LEFT WING LOW ALLOWING CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY

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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