# Accident 20170809010339A: Piper J3C-65, Camas, WA, August 9, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2017, 10:09 local time
- Place: Camas, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6278° N, 122.4042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6278&lon=-122.4042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6048H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6048H) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 1,078 total, 10 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA506](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA506) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170809010339A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PIC OF N6048H, A PA-J3C-65 ON AUGUST 9, 2017 AT 1009 LOCAL. PIC WAS UNDERGOING TAILWHEEL TRANSITION TRAINING AND WAS BEING OBSERVED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDER OF COMMERCIAL AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATES ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT, EXITED RUNWAY, AND IMPACTED A HANGAR STRUCTURE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME STRUCTURE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA17CA506](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA506), Aug 9, 2017: Piper J3C (N6048H), Camas, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

## Other reports on N6048H (1)

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

- [Accident 20181013019929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181013019929A), Oct 13, 2018: Piper J3C-65 (N6048H), Camas, WA, Substantial damage. Student pilot on initial solo made 4 patterns and 3 full stop landings on the grass between runway 25 and the taxiway at Grove Field (1W1). Winds were light…

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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