20170103000229I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · Odessa, TX · January 3, 2017

Date: January 3, 2017 · 16:30 local
Place: Odessa, TX
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N24928
Reported as: Piper J3C-65
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320-B2B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 55 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N24928Registered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 3543 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On January 3, 2017, at 1630 CDT, N24928, a Piper J3C-65 registered to a private owner, experienced engine failure during cruise phase of flight. Pilot attempted to land on a county road in Odessa, Texas and landed in a field near the road. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time and no VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft suffered no substantial damage and pilot (the only person on board) sustained no injuries. The flight originated from (odo) Odessa/schlemeyer field, Odessa, Texas on January 3, 2017 at 1600 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 3, 2017, AT 1630 CDT, N24928, A PIPER J3C-65 REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE DURING CRUISE PHASE OF FLIGHT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A COUNTY ROAD IN ODESSA, TEXAS AND LANDED IN A FIELD NEAR THE ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND PILOT (THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD) SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM (ODO) ODESSA/SCHLEMEYER FIELD, ODESSA, TEXAS ON JANUARY 3, 2017 AT 1600 CDT.