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FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · Perry, GA · August 17, 2019

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Date
August 17, 2019 · 18:00 local
Place
Perry, GA
Airport
Perry-Houston County
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N92425
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,737 total100 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
N92425Registered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 16892 · Built 1946Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot stated he was giving a demonstration flight, while making a routine landing at Perry-Houston County Airport (pxe) located in Perry, Georgia on runway 36, the aircraft bounced hard and he attempted to execute a go around. Power was added for the go around, the aircraft accelerated to rotation speed of about 43 mph, as the pilot rotated the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft partially due to loss of forward visibility around the passenger, the aircraft veered to the left of runway heading, the aircraft was unable to break out of ground effect and climb, the aircraft contacted a berm on the west side of the parallel taxiway, the aircraft spun around about 180 degrees and came to a full stop, at which time both the pilot and passenger exited the aircraft without injury.

Weather reported at warner robins air force base approx. 12 NM from the Perry-Houston County Airport at the time of this flight was 97 degrees f, few clouds at 080, altimeter 29.91 and dew point 66 degrees f. calculated density altitude 3195 feet.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE WAS GIVING A DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT, WHILE MAKING A ROUTINE LANDING AT PERRY-HOUSTON COUNTY AIRPORT (PXE) LOCATED IN PERRY, GEORGIA ON RUNWAY 36, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED HARD AND HE ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A GO AROUND. POWER WAS ADDED FOR THE GO AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT ACCELERATED TO ROTATION SPEED OF ABOUT 43 MPH, AS THE PILOT ROTATED THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT PARTIALLY DUE TO LOSS OF FORWARD VISIBILITY AROUND THE PASSENGER, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY HEADING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO BREAK OUT OF GROUND EFFECT AND CLIMB, THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A BERM ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY, THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND ABOUT 180 DEGREES AND CAME TO A FULL STOP, AT WHICH TIME BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.

WEATHER REPORTED AT WARNER ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE APPROX. 12 NM FROM THE PERRY-HOUSTON COUNTY AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THIS FLIGHT WAS 97 DEGREES F, FEW CLOUDS AT 080, ALTIMETER 29.91 AND DEW POINT 66 DEGREES F. CALCULATED DENSITY ALTITUDE 3195 FEET.