What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 3, 2016, about 3:30 eastern standard time (1930Z) a Piper J3-C65 (cub), N92360, received minor damage during roll out following a normal landing at the Boone County Airport (6I4). The pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the flight, which departed from the same airport. The flight was conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91.
The pilot stated that they departed 6I4 for a flight around the airport; that following a normal landing on the grass runway 18, the aircraft continued to the right side of the runway toward the parallel (hard surface) runway. The aircraft right main gear entered into a drainage ditch adjacent to a taxiway connecting the two runways. The right main landing gear collapsed backward and the propeller struck the dirt bank on the opposite side of the drainage ditch. The aircraft came to rest upright and the pilot and passenger subsequently egressed.
The airplane was manufactured in 1946 and was equipped with one Continental C-65, reciprocating engine. The airplane?s most recent annual inspection was completed on October 4, 2015, and as of the incident flight, had accumulated about 11 hours since that date.
The pilot held a private pilot certificate with ratings for airplane single engine land. His most recent federal aviation administration (FAA) third-class medical certificate was issued in January 16, 2016. He reported 1418 total hours of flight experience, of which 130 hours were in the incident airplane make and model.
Though the incident occurred on June 3, 2016, the FAA was not notified. Discovery of the incident occurred on June 9, 2016, during routine airport surveillance. Post incident examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector revealed damage to the right main landing gear forward strut, propeller, engine oil tank and lower engine cowling. There was fuel observed in the main fuel tank but fuel quantity was not determined. The aircraft was removed from the incident sight prior to FAA discovery and relocated to a covered parking area.
The pilot indicated that he had flown the incident aircraft earlier that day from the same airport (6I4) and had fueled the aircraft prior to this flight. The weather observation for the Boone County Airport was not retrieved; weather was not a causal factor of the incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 3, 2016, ABOUT 3:30 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (1930Z) A PIPER J3-C65 (CUB), N92360, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE DURING ROLL OUT FOLLOWING A NORMAL LANDING AT THE BOONE COUNTY AIRPORT (6I4). THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WHICH DEPARTED FROM THE SAME AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.
THE PILOT STATED THAT THEY DEPARTED 6I4 FOR A FLIGHT AROUND THE AIRPORT; THAT FOLLOWING A NORMAL LANDING ON THE GRASS RUNWAY 18, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY TOWARD THE PARALLEL (HARD SURFACE) RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT MAIN GEAR ENTERED INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH ADJACENT TO A TAXIWAY CONNECTING THE TWO RUNWAYS. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED BACKWARD AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE DIRT BANK ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE DRAINAGE DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUBSEQUENTLY EGRESSED.
THE AIRPLANE WAS MANUFACTURED IN 1946 AND WAS EQUIPPED WITH ONE CONTINENTAL C-65, RECIPROCATING ENGINE. THE AIRPLANE?S MOST RECENT ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED ON OCTOBER 4, 2015, AND AS OF THE INCIDENT FLIGHT, HAD ACCUMULATED ABOUT 11 HOURS SINCE THAT DATE.
THE PILOT HELD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH RATINGS FOR AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND. HIS MOST RECENT FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) THIRD-CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS ISSUED IN JANUARY 16, 2016. HE REPORTED 1418 TOTAL HOURS OF FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, OF WHICH 130 HOURS WERE IN THE INCIDENT AIRPLANE MAKE AND MODEL.
THOUGH THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON JUNE 3, 2016, THE FAA WAS NOT NOTIFIED. DISCOVERY OF THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON JUNE 9, 2016, DURING ROUTINE AIRPORT SURVEILLANCE. POST INCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY AN FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FORWARD STRUT, PROPELLER, ENGINE OIL TANK AND LOWER ENGINE COWLING. THERE WAS FUEL OBSERVED IN THE MAIN FUEL TANK BUT FUEL QUANTITY WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE INCIDENT SIGHT PRIOR TO FAA DISCOVERY AND RELOCATED TO A COVERED PARKING AREA.
THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE HAD FLOWN THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT EARLIER THAT DAY FROM THE SAME AIRPORT (6I4) AND HAD FUELED THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT. THE WEATHER OBSERVATION FOR THE BOONE COUNTY AIRPORT WAS NOT RETRIEVED; WEATHER WAS NOT A CAUSAL FACTOR OF THE INCIDENT.