# Incident 20150213001589I: Piper J3C-65, Helena, MT, February 13, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2015, 10:25 local time
- Place: Helena, MT
- Airport: Helena Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6067° N, 111.9833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HELENA RGNL (HLN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6067&lon=-111.9833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77528, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77528) (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 A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,158 total, 319 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150213001589I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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