# Incident 20140306003559I: Piper J3C-65, Great Barringto, MA, March 6, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2014, 13:00 local time
- Place: Great Barringto, MA
- Airport: Walter J. Koladza
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1842° N, 73.4032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Walter J. Koladza Airport (GBR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1842&lon=-73.4032&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6128H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6128H-2022-11-05) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 32,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140306003559I

## Narrative

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

LANDED AT GBR AIRPORT ON SKIS.  AFTER LANDING ROLL-OUT, PILOT EXECUTED A LEFT 180 DEGREE TURN TO TAXI BACK FOR ANOTHER TAKE-OFF.  SHORTLY AFTER TURN WAS COMMENCED, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR LONG STRUT ASSEMBLY BROKE, CAUSING THE STRUT ASSEMBLY TO FOLD UPWARD.  FURTHER ADDITIONAL MINOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING TIP.  BERKSHIRE AVIATION(BPGR) SUBMITTED SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT PER REPAIR STATION MANUAL PROCEDURES AND 14 CFR 145 REQUIREMENTS.

## Other reports on N6128H (1)

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

- [Incident 19940903036459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940903036459I), Sep 3, 1994: Piper J3C65 (N6128H), Sheffield, MA, Minor damage. Lost left wheel assembly landing on grass strip. Nosed over. Mechanic failed to install cotter pin on retain nut.

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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