# Accident 20190522004999A: Piper J3C-65, Lousia, VA, May 22, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2019, 17:00 local time
- Place: Lousia, VA
- Airport: Freeman Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0100° N, 77.9672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0100&lon=-77.9672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30683, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30683-2020-08-15) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,770 total, 72 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190522004999A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA19CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA276), May 22, 2019: Piper J3C (N30683), Louisa, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and the landing gear collapsing.

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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