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FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Hartford, WI · August 30, 2020

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Date
August 30, 2020 · 17:30 local
Place
Hartford, WI
Airport
Hartford Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N88204
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN20LA436
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Reported engine
Continental C90-12F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Sport pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
63 total48 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days
N88204Registered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 15821Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental C90-12FReciprocating

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What happened

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

On August 30, 2020 at 1730 CST, a Piper J3 cub N88204 piloted by a recreational pilot was substantially damaged while landing at Hartford Municipal Airport (hfx) Wisconsin in an unapproved area of the airport. The pilot stated the landing was normal however he chose to continue to taxi after touchdown and struck a runway identifier light and broke off the right main landing gear/ wheel assembly. The aircraft skidded off to the right of the landing area and came to rest on the fuselage heading west on the parallel taxiway. The pilot received no injuries. The aircraft was being operated by the owner as a personal flight under 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of this accident.

The requirement to report this accident was not followed by the pilot after this accident. He stated he was unaware of the NTSB requirement and was told by several people that this was a "taxi situation" and therefore did not have to be reported. It was reported to the milwaukee flight standard district office and NTSB for processing on December 1, 2020.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 30, 2020 AT 1730 CST, A PIPER J3 CUB N88204 PILOTED BY A RECREATIONAL PILOT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT HARTFORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (HFX) WISCONSIN IN AN UNAPPROVED AREA OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED THE LANDING WAS NORMAL HOWEVER HE CHOSE TO CONTINUE TO TAXI AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND STRUCK A RUNWAY IDENTIFIER LIGHT AND BROKE OFF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR/ WHEEL ASSEMBLY. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF TO THE RIGHT OF THE LANDING AREA AND CAME TO REST ON THE FUSELAGE HEADING WEST ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE OWNER AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT.

THE REQUIREMENT TO REPORT THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT FOLLOWED BY THE PILOT AFTER THIS ACCIDENT. HE STATED HE WAS UNAWARE OF THE NTSB REQUIREMENT AND WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT THIS WAS A "TAXI SITUATION" AND THEREFORE DID NOT HAVE TO BE REPORTED. IT WAS REPORTED TO THE MILWAUKEE FLIGHT STANDARD DISTRICT OFFICE AND NTSB FOR PROCESSING ON DECEMBER 1, 2020.

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 CEN20LA436Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportHartford, WIThe pilot’s loss of situation awareness which resulted in landing in a grass area and the subsequent collision with a runway marker.Aug 30, 2020 · Substantial damage