# Accident 20211005021829A: Piper J3C-65, Garberville, CA, October 5, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2021, 12:00 local time
- Place: Garberville, CA
- Airport: Garberville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0854° N, 123.8141° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GARBERVILLE (O16), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0854&lon=-123.8141&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3453K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3453K-2023-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211005021829A

## Narrative

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

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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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