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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Clermont, FL · March 1, 2015

Date
March 1, 2015 · 12:35 local
Place
Clermont, FL
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N717ML
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA15CA143
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
4,000 total6 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On March 1, 2015 at approximately 1735 UTC, a Piper PA-J3-C65 (N717ML), serial# 22411, was attempting to land on his property at 14121 lost lake road, Clermont Florida, he landed long and impacted a fence and tree coming to rest in the backyard of privacy data omitted the flight was conducted as a personal flight under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 with only the pilot onboard. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The aircraft was piloted by privacy data omitted. The pilot was not injured and the aircraft incurred substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 1, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 1735 UTC, A PIPER PA-J3-C65 (N717ML), SERIAL# 22411, WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON HIS PROPERTY AT 14121 LOST LAKE ROAD, CLERMONT FLORIDA, HE LANDED LONG AND IMPACTED A FENCE AND TREE COMING TO REST IN THE BACKYARD OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WITH ONLY THE PILOT ONBOARD. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.