# Incident 20190830011619I: Piper J3C-65, Erwin, NC, August 30, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2019, 10:30 local time
- Place: Erwin, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3234° N, 78.6735° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erwin, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3234&lon=-78.6735&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26754, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26754) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 462 total, 65 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190830011619I

## Narrative

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

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

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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