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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Panacea, FL · February 28, 2021

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Date: February 28, 2021 · 16:05 local
Place: Panacea, FL
Airport: Wakulla County Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7014H
Reported as: Piper J3C-65
Reported engine: Continental C85 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N7014HRegistered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 20259 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On February 28, 2021, at 1805 EST, a Piper J3C cub, N7014H, privacy data omitted, had a hard landing touching down short of runway 18 at Wakulla county, FL airport (2J0). Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was not filed. The pilot in command was seriously injured and taken to the hospital. The flight originated at Wakulla county (2J0) at an unknown departure time.

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 28, 2021, AT 1805 EST, A PIPER J3C CUB, N7014H, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HAD A HARD LANDING TOUCHING DOWN SHORT OF RUNWAY 18 AT WAKULLA COUNTY, FL AIRPORT (2J0). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WAKULLA COUNTY (2J0) AT AN UNKNOWN DEPARTURE TIME.