# Incident 20120724014639I: Piper J3C-65, Casselberry, FL, July 24, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2012, 19:45 local time
- Place: Casselberry, FL
- Airport: Prairie Lake
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6612° N, 81.3219° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Casselberry, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6612&lon=-81.3219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42263, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42263) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120724014639I

## Narrative

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

PILOT PHONE #: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^BOAT OWNER & #: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WITNESS IN BOAT: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WITNESS ON SHORE: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^SEMINOLE COUNTY SHEFIFF'S CASE #: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^; PHONE^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^NTSB: CORKEY SMITHA/C ANNUAL: 10/24/2011PILOT WAS CURRENT AIR CARRIER PILOTPILOT PROVIDED W&B ACCEPTABLEAIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING FROM NE TO SW DOWN WESTERN EDGE OF LAKE. BOAT WAS STATIONARY NEAR THE SW EDGE OF THE LAKE.PILOT STATED THAT HIS INTENT WAS TO CONDUCT A STEP TAXI DOWN THE LAKE. THAT PRIOR TO START OF STEP TAXI HE DID NOT NOTICE THE BOAT AT THE SW END OF LAKE. THAT DURING THE STEP TAXI HE DID NOT SEE BOAT UNTIL JUST BEFORE IMPACT.A/C RIGHT FLOAT STRUCK THE REAR OF BOAT, CLIMBING UP AND OVER THE LEFT REAR OF BOAT AND CONTINUING ON. A/C REMAINED AFLOAT AND WAS TOWED TO SHORE. DAMAGE TO A/C, BESIDES FLOAT GEAR, WAS OBSERVED TO BE A BENT AIRFAME TUBE BEHIND RIGHT FRONT FLOAT MT.

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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