# Incident 20161202018909I: Piper J3F-65, Saluda, SC, December 2, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2016, 10:30 local time
- Place: Saluda, SC
- Airport: Saluda County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9268° N, 81.7946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALUDA COUNTY (6J4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9268&lon=-81.7946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38759, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38759) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3F-65 (registry code 7100536, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3f-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 4AC176B series (registry code 27006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4ac176b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3F-65
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 4AC176B SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 3 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161202018909I

## Narrative

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

DESCRIPTION OF EVENT: VEERED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY 19 ON LANDING AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.

PILOT STATEMENT:

CONCERNING THE INCIDENT ON DECEMBER 2, 2016 INVOLVING THE PIPER J 3 CUB - NC38759. I TOOK OFF FROM KIRK AIR BASE T73 AT 9:00AM. THE DESTINATION WAS MALLARDS LANDING GA04. THIS WAS A REPOSITION FLIGHT FOR THE CUB.

I PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON DECEMBER 1, 2016. I TEST FLEW THE CUB THAT DAY AND ALL WENT WELL. I SIGNED THE PAPERWORK FOR THE TITLE TRANSFER. THE TEST FLIGHT INCLUDED 2 EACH LANDINGS AT A PRIVATE GRASS FIELD CALLED UNITY JUST NORTH OF KIRK AIR BASE, AND 1 LANDING ON HARD SURFACE BACK AT KIRK FIELD. ALL AT A FULL STOP.

FIRST LEG WAS ON DECEMBER 2. IT WAS DIRECT TO FAIRFIELD CO. FDW. OVERFLEW AT 1700FT AND THEN NAVIGATED TO SALUDA AIRPORT 6J4 WHICH WAS MY FIRST SCHEDULED FUEL STOP. WIND WAS 30 AT 6 FORECASTED. THE WINDSOCK WAS INDICATING LOW WIND FOR RUNWAY 19. TURNED LEFT FINAL FOR RUNWAY 19 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30AM. I TOUCH DOWN ON MY MAINS  WITH A BOUNCE THEN TOUCHED ON 3 POINT. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO PULL RIGHT ON ROLLOUT. I APPLIED LEFT RUDDER AND BRAKE, BUT WAS NOT EFFECTIVE. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF RUNWAY 19 INTO A 8 FT. GRASSY AREA AND THEN OVER THE EMBANKMENT COMING TO A STOP ON ITS GEAR AT BOTTOM OF THE BANK AT APPROXIMATELY 10 FT DOWN FROM THE RUNWAY SURFACE. I WAS NOT INJURED AND I SHUT OFF FUEL AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. I UNFORTUNATELY DID NOT HAVE MY CELL PHONE ON ME AT THIS TIME. I PROCEEDED TO WALK UP TO THE HANGARS TO BORROW A PHONE. THE ONLY CONTACT WAS WITH COUNTY WORKMEN THAT PROCEEDED TO CALL THE AIRPORT MANAGER. THE AIRPORT MANAGER ARRIVED AT 11:15 AM.

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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