20191027020459A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Grand Bay, AL · October 27, 2019

Date: October 27, 2019 · 14:00 local
Place: Grand Bay, AL
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7009H
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA20LA023
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, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,641 total183 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N7009HRegistered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 20254 · Built 1946 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine 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.

The pilot of N7009H was departing a private airstrip in Grand Bay, Alabama. During the departure shortly after takeoff the pilot aborted the takeoff due to not being able to climb. The pilot slipped the aircraft back to the runway. The aircraft landed hard, breaking the landing gear and bending the right wing. The aircraft then slid off of the grass strip hitting a wooden fence. The aircraft was substantially damaged

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT OF N7009H WAS DEPARTING A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN GRAND BAY, ALABAMA. DURING THE DEPARTURE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO CLIMB. THE PILOT SLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, BREAKING THE LANDING GEAR AND BENDING THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID OFF OF THE GRASS STRIP HITTING A WOODEN FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA20LA023Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportGrand Bay, ALA loss of engine power during initial climb due to carburetor ice that formed during an extended ground delay, and the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat before initiating the takeoff.Oct 27, 2019 · Substantial damage