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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · St Petersurg, FL · May 8, 2019

Date: May 8, 2019 · 11:57 local
Place: St Petersurg, FL
Airport: Albert Whitted
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N70539
Reported as: Piper J3C-65
Reported engine: Continental C85 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,270 total1,000 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N70539Registered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 17548 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On may 08, 2019 at 1157 EDT a 1965 Piper J3C-65 aircraft registered to M783BRAVO LLC landed safely at st. petersburg airport (spg). The aircraft exited onto taxiway alpha and went into the grass nosing over striking the propeller. The pilot stated the student oversteered and that he being the pilot in command was able to recover from the turn, but thinks both student and pilot were on the brakes and the 15 mph tail aggravated the situation.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 08, 2019 AT 1157 EDT A 1965 PIPER J3C-65 AIRCRAFT REGISTERED TO M783BRAVO LLC LANDED SAFELY AT ST. PETERSBURG AIRPORT (SPG). THE AIRCRAFT EXITED ONTO TAXIWAY ALPHA AND WENT INTO THE GRASS NOSING OVER STRIKING THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT STATED THE STUDENT OVERSTEERED AND THAT HE BEING THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS ABLE TO RECOVER FROM THE TURN, BUT THINKS BOTH STUDENT AND PILOT WERE ON THE BRAKES AND THE 15 MPH TAIL AGGRAVATED THE SITUATION.

Other reports on N70539 · 1

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

Incident 20180322009929ILanding: Rollout · St. Petersburg, FLOn 3/22/2018 N70539 departed spg and was doing pattern work and touch and go's. on the fourth landing the pilot applied the brakes in order to do a stop and go, which resulted in the aircraft nosing over and causing a prop strike. There were no injuries.Mar 22, 2018 · Minor damage