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FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · Moundridge, KS · August 26, 2023

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Date
August 26, 2023 · 11:30 local
Place
Moundridge, KS
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N37953
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Reported engine
Continental A&C65 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
250 total200 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N37953Registered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 6743 · Built 1941Airframe 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 08/26/2023 in a Piper J3C-65, experienced a baggadge door departure during flight. The private pilot, decided to land in a field not knowing the extend of the damage caused by the baggage door and to secure the dog. The pilot found no damage caused by the baggage door departure upon inspection. During attempted takeoff from the field the pilot aborted takeoff due to not rotating in a sufficient amount of distance. On the taxi back to reposition encounter a ditch hidden in grass causing propeller to strike the ground.

As the FAA filed it

ON 08/26/2023 IN A PIPER J3C-65, EXPERIENCED A BAGGADGE DOOR DEPARTURE DURING FLIGHT. THE PRIVATE PILOT, DECIDED TO LAND IN A FIELD NOT KNOWING THE EXTEND OF THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE BAGGAGE DOOR AND TO SECURE THE DOG. THE PILOT FOUND NO DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE BAGGAGE DOOR DEPARTURE UPON INSPECTION. DURING ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM THE FIELD THE PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO NOT ROTATING IN A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF DISTANCE. ON THE TAXI BACK TO REPOSITION ENCOUNTER A DITCH HIDDEN IN GRASS CAUSING PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND.