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FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · Rockland, ME · September 18, 2014

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Date
September 18, 2014 · 16:30 local
Place
Rockland, ME
Airport
Rockland, Me.
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6362H
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 total215 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N6362HRegistered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 19544 · Built 1946Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Local incident report number IEA652014016.

At 16:30, on 09/18/2014, privacy data omitted, with his father as passenger, was demonstrating a soft field takeoff from runway 13 (5007FT, paved) at rkd. The pilot stated that the aircraft lifted off and ?sort of wallowed along? As they flew along the runway. They drifted off the right side of the runway until the right MLG struck the PAPI lights at the FAR (departure) end of the runway. They remained airborne and flew around the local area while they assessed the situation. The pilot contacted people on the ground (with his cell phone) and they called the fire department. When the fire department arrived, he made an approach for landing parallel to runway 31 on the grass on the left side of runway 31. He touched down gently on the left MLG and held the right MLG off as long as possible. The aircraft came to rest on the grass with minimal damage. Both occupants safely exited the aircraft with no injuries. The pilot reports that only the prop and the right MLG were damaged.

He said the wind was approximately 340 degrees at 10 KTS when he landed.

The pilot had previously allowed his medical to expire and he has since been operating as a light sport pilot.

As the FAA filed it

LOCAL INCIDENT REPORT NUMBER IEA652014016.

AT 16:30, ON 09/18/2014, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WITH HIS FATHER AS PASSENGER, WAS DEMONSTRATING A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 13 (5007FT, PAVED) AT RKD. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF AND ?SORT OF WALLOWED ALONG? AS THEY FLEW ALONG THE RUNWAY. THEY DRIFTED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY UNTIL THE RIGHT MLG STRUCK THE PAPI LIGHTS AT THE FAR (DEPARTURE) END OF THE RUNWAY. THEY REMAINED AIRBORNE AND FLEW AROUND THE LOCAL AREA WHILE THEY ASSESSED THE SITUATION. THE PILOT CONTACTED PEOPLE ON THE GROUND (WITH HIS CELL PHONE) AND THEY CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, HE MADE AN APPROACH FOR LANDING PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 31 ON THE GRASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 31. HE TOUCHED DOWN GENTLY ON THE LEFT MLG AND HELD THE RIGHT MLG OFF AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE GRASS WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE. BOTH OCCUPANTS SAFELY EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. THE PILOT REPORTS THAT ONLY THE PROP AND THE RIGHT MLG WERE DAMAGED.

HE SAID THE WIND WAS APPROXIMATELY 340 DEGREES AT 10 KTS WHEN HE LANDED.

THE PILOT HAD PREVIOUSLY ALLOWED HIS MEDICAL TO EXPIRE AND HE HAS SINCE BEEN OPERATING AS A LIGHT SPORT PILOT.