# Accident 20181013019929A: Piper J3C-65, Camas, WA, October 13, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2018, 16:30 local time
- Place: Camas, WA
- Airport: Grove Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6278° N, 122.4044° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6278&lon=-122.4044&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: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 14 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181013019929A

## Narrative

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

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 AND VARIABLE BUT SHIFTING TO FAVORING RUNWAY 07 ON THE LAST PATTERN.  DURING THE LAST PART OF THE FINAL LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO HEAD LEFT AND THE STUDENT OVER CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT WENT TO THE RIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVING SLOWLY ENOUGH THAT THE RIGHT WINGTIP DID NOT TOUCH THE GROUND BUT THE LEFT WING DID IMPACT A WEATHER STATION ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY THAT IS MOUNTED ON A 3" PVC POLE TEARING THE FABRIC IN THE BOTTOM OF THE WING FROM LEADING EDGE TO TRAILING EDGE WITH DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AILERON.

## 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 GAA19CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA027), Oct 13, 2018: Piper J3C (N6048H), Camas, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N6048H (1)

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

- [Accident 20170809010339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170809010339A), Aug 9, 2017: Piper J3C-65 (N6048H), Camas, WA, Substantial damage. [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…

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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