# Incident 20230703008529I: Piper J5A, Cornelia, GA, July 3, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2023, 12:03 local time
- Place: Cornelia, GA
- Airport: Habersham County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4999° N, 83.5567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HABERSHAM COUNTY (AJR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4999&lon=-83.5567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38660, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38660) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230703008529I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED IN GUSTING WIND CONDITIONS, ON ROLLOUT WIND WEATHERVANED AIRCRAFT. PILOT OVERCORRECTED WITH BRAKE APPLICATION CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND STOP ON SPINNER/PROPELLER. PILOT WAS SEATED IN FORWARD SEAT GIVING FORWARD CG.

ROOT CAUSE: INCCORRECT CONTROL INPUTS

CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: WIND, RECENCY IN MAKE/MODEL, WEIGHT AND BALANCE.

## Other reports on N38660 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19981212039149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981212039149I), Dec 12, 1998: Piper J5A (N38660), Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. (.19) On December 12, 1998, at 1509 hours maintain standard time, a Piper J-5, N38660, veered off the runway and subsequently nosed over during a landing…

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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