# Incident 20141013019229I: Piper J3C-65, Idaho Falls, ID, October 13, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2014, 18:41 local time
- Place: Idaho Falls, ID
- Airport: Idaho Falls Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5137° N, 112.0708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at IDAHO FALLS RGNL (IDA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5137&lon=-112.0708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42455, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42455) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,197 total, 116 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141013019229I

## Narrative

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

ON 10/13/2014 @ APPX 1830 THE PILOT WAS LANDING A PIPER J3C-65 AT IDAHO FALLS (IDA), DURING THE LANDING THE PILOT ELECTED TO LET THE PASSENGER HAVE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR EXPERIENCE. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT GROUND SPEED SLOWED DURING THE LANDING, THE PILOT DID NOT HAVE HIS FEET IN CONTACT WITH THE RUDDER PEDALS. WHEN THE RUDDER AUTHORITY WAS LOST DUE TO GROUND SPEED, THE PASSENGER OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT MAINTAIN CONTROL. THE PILOT TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE TO BRAKE STEERING TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT MAIN GEAR EXITED THE RUNWAY SURFACE. WHEN THE PILOT BECAME AWARE HIS FEET WERE NOT IN CONTACT WITH THE PEDALS HE JAMMED THEM FORWARD AND APPLIED FULL BRAKING POWER AND THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED UP TOWARD THE NOSE. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE PROP TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. NO FURTHER DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE EVENT.

## Other reports on N42455 (1)

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

- [Incident 20110804015579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110804015579I), Aug 4, 2011: Piper J3C-65 (N42455), Idaho Falls, ID, Minor damage. On August 4, 2011 at approximately 1330 MDT the student pilot reported that during the landing portion of a touch and go he ground looped the aircraft at Idaho…

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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