20171216023182A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Burlington, NC · December 16, 2017

Date: December 16, 2017 · 12:30 local
Place: Burlington, NC
Airport: Burlington Alamance Regional A
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N25786
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA18LA055
Reported as: Piper J3C-65
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,950 total220 in this make and model44 in the last 90 days

N25786Registered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 3740 · Built 1939 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelContinental O-200 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Piper cub departed buy and remained overhead until 182 also departed buy. The aircraft came in close proximity of each other while airborne. Piper and 182 collided with the rear of the right wing of the Piper colliding with the front of the left wing of the 182.

As the FAA filed it

PIPER CUB DEPARTED BUY AND REMAINED OVERHEAD UNTIL 182 ALSO DEPARTED BUY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF EACH OTHER WHILE AIRBORNE. PIPER AND 182 COLLIDED WITH THE REAR OF THE RIGHT WING OF THE PIPER COLLIDING WITH THE FRONT OF THE LEFT WING OF THE 182.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA18LA055Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBurlington, NCThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from another airplane before beginning an inverted flight maneuver, which resulted in a collision with the airplane when he rolled his airplane upright.Dec 16, 2017 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N199RNCessna 182QNo report for this aircraft in the release