20190522004999A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Lousia, VA · May 22, 2019

Date
May 22, 2019 · 17:00 local
Place
Lousia, VA
Airport
Freeman Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N30683
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA276
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
5,770 total72 in this make and model128 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Veered left during a landing attempt on rwy 27 at lku and came to rest in overgrown area off left side of runway. Damaging landing gear and causing propeller strike due to lack of nose clearance.

As the FAA filed it

VEERED LEFT DURING A LANDING ATTEMPT ON RWY 27 AT LKU AND CAME TO REST IN OVERGROWN AREA OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY. DAMAGING LANDING GEAR AND CAUSING PROPELLER STRIKE DUE TO LACK OF NOSE CLEARANCE.

NTSB investigation

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