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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Tucson, AZ · May 16, 2014

Date
May 16, 2014 · 13:42 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N92090
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR14CA202
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Reported engine
Continental C85-12
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
880 total24 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft bounced and lost directional control during landing. Aircraft veered off of the right side of the runway, into a grassy area, and struck a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, INTO A GRASSY AREA, AND STRUCK A DITCH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.