# Incident 20160808009149I: Piper J3C-65, Rio Grande, NJ, August 8, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2016, 11:05 local time
- Place: Rio Grande, NJ
- Airport: Cape May County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0084° N, 74.9085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPE MAY COUNTY (WWD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0084&lon=-74.9085&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92085, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92085) (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: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 60 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160808009149I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTS THAT WHILE PERFORMING BANNER TOW OPERATIONS, HE WENT TO DROP THE BANNER AND FOUND THAT IT WAS NOT PROPERLY HOOKED, (HUNG). THIS PREVENTED THE BANNER FROM BEING JETTISONED. AS PART OF THEIR NORMAL PROCEDURES, HE TRAVELLED TO WWD SO AS TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY AND HAVE A GROUND CREW MEET HIM TO UNHOOK THE BANNER. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN, SLIGHTLY ABOVE STALL SPEED, THE PILOT REPORTS THAT THE BANNER GOT CAUGHT UP ON SOMETHING IN THE FIELD PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY WHICH PULLED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN CAUSING A FIRM LANDING.  THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SUPPORTS WERE BENT AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE RUNWAY AND STOPPED ON THE GRASS BETWEEN A TAXIWAY AND THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N92085 (5)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20100604037089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100604037089I), Jun 4, 2010: Piper J3C-65 (N92085), Ocean City, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot was returning to air field to drop banner off and ran out of fuel in the left tank. Pilot tried to swith to right tank which was full but was to late.…
- [Incident 20080704838529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080704838529I), Jul 4, 2008: Piper J3C65 (N92085), Green Creek, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) The incident happened at 2200 (local) on 7/4/2008. The aircraft departed paramount airfield (JY04) at approximately 1000 (local) to conduct banner tow…
- [Accident 19960902025719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960902025719A), Sep 2, 1996: Piper STCJ3 (N92085), Green Creek, NJ, Substantial damage. Dropped banner. Proceeded to make low passes over runway with steep turns in and out. Wing hit ground. Crashed.
- [Incident 19930905038139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930905038139I), Sep 5, 1993: Piper J3C65 (N92085), North Cape May, NJ. Engine quit in flight. Fire from end of cowling. Forced landing on beach. NR2 rod bearing failed. Oil caught fire.
- [Incident 19900704043599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900704043599I), Jul 4, 1990: Piper J3C65 (N92085), Burleigh, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot stated banner would not release and aircraft would not maintain altitude with full throttle. Landed in marsh.

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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