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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3C-65 · Kissimmee, FL · November 30, 2021

Date: November 30, 2021 · 13:41 local
Place: Kissimmee, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N656CJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA22LA094
Reported as: Piper J3C-65
Reported engine: Continental C90 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student

N656CJRegistered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 15762 · Built 1946 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelContinental C90 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 flight was a training flight for a pilot rated student, who was sitting in the forward seat, and the CFI in the aft seat. On landing, the brakes were missapplied, resulting in the aircraft pitching downward and flipping over, resting on the runway in the inverted position. The pilots evacuated with the student suffering minor injuries. The damage to the aircraft includes structural bends along it's longitudinal axis, and damaged propeller.

As the FAA filed it

THE FLIGHT WAS A TRAINING FLIGHT FOR A PILOT RATED STUDENT, WHO WAS SITTING IN THE FORWARD SEAT, AND THE CFI IN THE AFT SEAT. ON LANDING, THE BRAKES WERE MISSAPPLIED, RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT PITCHING DOWNWARD AND FLIPPING OVER, RESTING ON THE RUNWAY IN THE INVERTED POSITION. THE PILOTS EVACUATED WITH THE STUDENT SUFFERING MINOR INJURIES. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDES STRUCTURAL BENDS ALONG IT'S LONGITUDINAL AXIS, AND DAMAGED PROPELLER.

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 ERA22LA094Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportKissimmee, FLThe pilot’s inadvertent application of brakes during touchdown, which resulted in a noseover.Nov 30, 2021 · Substantial damage