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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · Erwin, NC · August 30, 2019

Date: August 30, 2019 · 10:30 local
Place: Erwin, NC
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N26754
Reported as: Piper J3C-65
Reported engine: Continental C85 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 462 total65 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N26754Registered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 4154 · Built 1940 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Departed from a private grass field, fuquay/angier and flew to harnett regional (hrj). The winds were reporting to favor runway 5. The pilot planned on landing on the grass next to the runway. Pilot stated that because of how FAR they would need to taxi after landing he decided to land long and did not reduce the power to idle upon crossing the end of the runway. He landed with no issues and was slowing down when he saw the berm. He took immediate action by attempting to turn hard left but did not have enough time and ended up hitting the berm causing damage to the gear and propeller

As the FAA filed it

DEPARTED FROM A PRIVATE GRASS FIELD, FUQUAY/ANGIER AND FLEW TO HARNETT REGIONAL (HRJ). THE WINDS WERE REPORTING TO FAVOR RUNWAY 5. THE PILOT PLANNED ON LANDING ON THE GRASS NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. PILOT STATED THAT BECAUSE OF HOW FAR THEY WOULD NEED TO TAXI AFTER LANDING HE DECIDED TO LAND LONG AND DID NOT REDUCE THE POWER TO IDLE UPON CROSSING THE END OF THE RUNWAY. HE LANDED WITH NO ISSUES AND WAS SLOWING DOWN WHEN HE SAW THE BERM. HE TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION BY ATTEMPTING TO TURN HARD LEFT BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME AND ENDED UP HITTING THE BERM CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE GEAR AND PROPELLER