# Accident 20150301002129A: Piper J3C-65, Clermont, FL, March 1, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2015, 12:35 local time
- Place: Clermont, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5283° N, 81.7211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5283&lon=-81.7211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N717ML, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N717ML) (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: 4,000 total, 6 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150301002129A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA15CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA143), Mar 1, 2015: Piper J3C 65 (N717ML), Clermont, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to land the airplane within the desired touchdown zone, resulting in a long landing and collision with a fence.

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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