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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · Danbury, CT · February 2, 2012

Date: February 2, 2012 · 12:15 local
Place: Danbury, CT
Airport: Danbury Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N87955
Reported as: Piper J3C-65
Reported engine: Continental A-65-8
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 140 total102 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

N87955Registered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 15573 · Built 1946 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelContinental A-65-8Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 02/02/2012 at approximately 1715Z N87955 a Piper J3C-65 departed runway 35 after landing. The aircraft struck a runway sign with the right main wheel which caused the aircraft to nose over and the propeller to strike the ground. The propeller sustained minor damage as a result. On 02/02/2012 at approximately 1500 EDT this inspector was contacted by the PIC. He stated that he was doing pattern work and this was his third landing. He stated that he had made a three point landing and was traveling at approximately 20 to 30 mph when a gust of wind caused the aircraft to begin to weather vane. He stated that he directed the aircraft onto the grass to slow it down. While taxing and looking out the side window he did not see the runway sign which was struck by the right main wheel causing the aircraft to nose over and the prop struck the ground. He stated that the engine was at idle and described the speed of the aircraft as the speed of a brisk walk.

As the FAA filed it

ON 02/02/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1715Z N87955 A PIPER J3C-65 DEPARTED RUNWAY 35 AFTER LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN WITH THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE PROPELLER SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AS A RESULT.ON 02/02/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 EDT THIS INSPECTOR WAS CONTACTED BY THE PIC. HE STATED THAT HE WAS DOING PATTERN WORK AND THIS WAS HIS THIRD LANDING. HE STATED THAT HE HAD MADE A THREE POINT LANDING AND WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 MPH WHEN A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BEGIN TO WEATHER VANE. HE STATED THAT HE DIRECTED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE GRASS TO SLOW IT DOWN. WHILE TAXING AND LOOKING OUT THE SIDE WINDOW HE DID NOT SEE THE RUNWAY SIGN WHICH WAS STRUCK BY THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND. HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS AT IDLE AND DESCRIBED THE SPEED OF THE AIRCRAFT AS THE SPEED OF A BRISK WALK.

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