# Accident 20130330007399A: Piper J3L-65, Port Orange, FL, March 30, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2013, 14:00 local time
- Place: Port Orange, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0747° N, 81.0411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0747&lon=-81.0411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35252, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3L-65 (registry code 7100546, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3L-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130330007399A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN PROVIDED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 5 WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP A RIGHT TURN TO THE RUNWAY EDGE WHERE HE STRUCK A NEARBY BUILDING.

## 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 ERA13CA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA223), Mar 30, 2013: Piper J3L-65 (N35252), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, resulting in a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper decision to land with a tailwind.

## Other reports on N35252 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20110106000559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110106000559I), Jan 6, 2011: Piper J3L-65 (N35252), Daytona Beach, FL, Minor damage. On January 06, 2011, while flying at an altitude of 1000 feet, aircraft N35252 collide with an hawk type bird. The pilot declared an emergency and landed the…

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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