# Incident 20230826013069I: Piper J3C-65, Moundridge, KS, August 26, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2023, 11:30 local time
- Place: Moundridge, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2018° N, 97.5149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moundridge, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2018&lon=-97.5149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37953, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37953) (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 A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230826013069I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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