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FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Garberville, CA · October 5, 2021

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Date
October 5, 2021 · 12:00 local
Place
Garberville, CA
Airport
Garberville Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3453K
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Reported engine
Continental C85
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
6,200 total
N3453KRegistration cancelled Mar 8, 2023 · Piper J3C-65S/N 22144 · Built 1946Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine 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.

On October 5, 2021 at 1200, N3453K experienced an accident at the Garberville Airport in California. privacy data omitted Attempted to land at the airport with one passenger. Upon touchdown the aircraft veered to the right side. The pilot attempted to do a go around, by applying full power. The aircraft did not have enough power to do the go around. The aircraft drifted off the right side of the runway and struck a Cessna 150 (N18691) parked in the tiedown area. It appears N3453K'S right wing and right aft fuselage struck the rudder and vertical stab of N18691. N3453K continued to spin to the right as is went up and over a Cessna 182 parked adjacent to N18691. The aircraft came to a stop with damage to the right wing spar, leading edge, and wing strut. Also, the right side aft fuselage skin is torn with the tube structure broken, fuselage structure between the wings is bent/buckled, the left wheel and brake assembly is damaged. No propeller strike and the engine was still running when the aircraft came to a stop. Neither the pilot nor passenger were injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 5, 2021 AT 1200, N3453K EXPERIENCED AN ACCIDENT AT THE GARBERVILLE AIRPORT IN CALIFORNIA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT THE AIRPORT WITH ONE PASSENGER. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT SIDE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DO A GO AROUND, BY APPLYING FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO DO THE GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A CESSNA 150 (N18691) PARKED IN THE TIEDOWN AREA. IT APPEARS N3453K'S RIGHT WING AND RIGHT AFT FUSELAGE STRUCK THE RUDDER AND VERTICAL STAB OF N18691. N3453K CONTINUED TO SPIN TO THE RIGHT AS IS WENT UP AND OVER A CESSNA 182 PARKED ADJACENT TO N18691. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP WITH DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING SPAR, LEADING EDGE, AND WING STRUT. ALSO, THE RIGHT SIDE AFT FUSELAGE SKIN IS TORN WITH THE TUBE STRUCTURE BROKEN, FUSELAGE STRUCTURE BETWEEN THE WINGS IS BENT/BUCKLED, THE LEFT WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY IS DAMAGED. NO PROPELLER STRIKE AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR PASSENGER WERE INJURED.