# Incident 20170126000809I: Piper J3C-65, Hollywood, FL, January 26, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2017, 10:35 local time
- Place: Hollywood, FL
- Airport: North Perry
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: VWGJ
- Location: 26.0013° N, 80.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH PERRY (HWO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0013&lon=-80.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2143M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2143M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170126000809I

## Narrative

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

N2143M EXPERIENCED A GROUND LOOP DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT WITH A COMPANY EMPLOYED CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND A NEW EMPLOYEE PILOT ON 1/26/17. COUNSELED THE CFI AND THE STUDENT PILOT REGARDING THE INCIDENT. BOTH CFI AND STUDENT WERE AWARE OF THEIR MISTAKE AND APPEARED TO LEARN FROM THE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N2143M (2)

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

- [Accident 20080129014319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080129014319A), Jan 29, 2008: Piper J3C65 (N2143M), Hollywood, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) It appears that after landing on runway 9L, the airmen failed to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing phase sequence; this…
- [Accident 20000803005749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000803005749A), Aug 3, 2000: Piper J3C65 (N2143M), New Smyrna Beac, FL, No damage. (-23) The pilot lost directional control during the landing roll out resulting in taking a runway light and a groud loop. The landing runway was 18, and the…

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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