# Accident 20140516006619A: Piper J3C-65, Tucson, AZ, May 16, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2014, 13:42 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1386° N, 111.1714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1386&lon=-111.1714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92090, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92090-2017-06-29) (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 C85-12
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 880 total, 24 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140516006619A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR14CA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA202), May 16, 2014: Piper J3C 65 (N92090), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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