# Incident 20130705011259I: Piper-Harris J3C-65, Lomira, WI, July 5, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2013, 14:15 local time
- Place: Lomira, WI
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5941° N, 88.4424° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lomira, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5941&lon=-88.4424&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9721Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9721Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper-Harris J3C-65 (registry code 710051B, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-harris-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER-HARRIS J3C-65
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 37 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130705011259I

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1915Z ON 7/5/2013 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF N9721Y EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING IN A FARM FIELD NEAR LOMIRA, WI DUE TO A LOSS OF POWER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS A STUDENT PILOT WORKING TOWARDS A SPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE, AND N9721Y IS A PIPER CUB, AND IT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE LIGHT SPORT RULES. THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH LIGHT WINDS.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED HARTFORD (KHXF) ON A STUDENT SOLO TO THE NORTHERN PRACTICE AREA FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRACTICING  AIRWORK. THE AIRCRAFT HAD ALL FUEL TANKS TOPPED OFF AND VISUALLY CHECKED PRIOR TO HIS DEPARTURE. AFTER FINISHING HIS MANEUVERS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS RETURNING TO HARTFORD AT 2500? MSL (1600? AGL)WHEN HE EXPERIENCED AN UNCOMMANDED POWER LOSS. UNSURE OF WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, HE MANEUVERED FOR AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING INTO THE WIND IN A FARM FIELD. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUSTAINED, AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS NOT INJURED. THE TOTAL DURATION OF THE FLIGHT WAS JUST OVER TWO HOURS, AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS UNACCUSTOMED TO FLIGHTS OF THIS DURATION. IT OCCURRED TO HIM ONCE HE WAS ON THE GROUND THAT HE HAD FAILED TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS, AND STILL HAD 13 GALLONS ON BOARD HE COULD HAVE USED. HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HAD GIVEN HIM INSTRUCTION ON THE FUEL SYSTEM AND PROCEDURES FOR SWITCHING TANKS EARLIER IN HIS TRAINING. AFTER THIS EVENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED ANOTHER 2.5 HOURS OF TRAINING IN THIS AREA FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHICH IS DOCUMENTED IN HIS LOGBOOK. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO SUSPENDED HIS SOLO ENDORSEMENT PENDING REQUALIFICATION.

## Other reports on N9721Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20220421005679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220421005679A), Apr 21, 2022: Piper-Harris J3C-65 (N9721Y), Hartford, WI, Substantial damage. On April 21, 2022 at approximately 1300 CST while attempting to taxi off runway 27 after landing, a Piper J3C-65 cub experienced a gust of wind lifting 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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