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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · Helena, MT · February 13, 2015

Date: February 13, 2015 · 10:25 local
Place: Helena, MT
Airport: Helena Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N77528
Reported as: Piper J3C-65
Reported engine: Continental A&C65 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,158 total319 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N77528Registered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 22019 · Built 1946 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine 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.

N77528 departed hln on runway 27 at taxiway echo to remain in the closed traffic pattern for runway 27 for touch and goes. On the third approach to runway 27, N77528 touched down on the runway and the aircrafts left wing dipped toward the ground scraping the left wingtip. The aircraft veered to the right side of runway and struck a runway light.

Pilot restarted the aircraft and taxied off the runway to parking without further incident.

As the FAA filed it

N77528 DEPARTED HLN ON RUNWAY 27 AT TAXIWAY ECHO TO REMAIN IN THE CLOSED TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 27 FOR TOUCH AND GOES. ON THE THIRD APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27, N77528 TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT WING DIPPED TOWARD THE GROUND SCRAPING THE LEFT WINGTIP. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT.

PILOT RESTARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY TO PARKING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.