# Incident 20130821016889I: Piper J3C-65, Monroeville, PA, August 21, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2013, 12:00 local time
- Place: Monroeville, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4263° N, 79.7614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroeville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4263&lon=-79.7614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3274U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,271 total, 10 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130821016889I

## Narrative

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

N3274U WAS ON A VFR TRAINING FLIGHT.  THE^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (STUDENT), OCCUPIED THE BACK SEAT, WITH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IN FRONT.  THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO FAMILIARIZE THE OWNER WITH A TAILDRAGGER AIRCRAFT.

UPON LANDING AT (4G0), THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE LANDING WAS NORMAL.  AFTER A 500' ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT TURNED ABRUPTLY TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO REST AT THE BOTTOM OF A RAVINE CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR.

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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