# Incident 20240214005729I: Piper J3C-65, Ste Genevieve, MO, February 14, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 2024, 13:30 local time
- Place: Ste Genevieve, MO
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9731° N, 90.0528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ste. Genevieve, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9731&lon=-90.0528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3650K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3650K) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,110 total, 252 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240214005729I

## Narrative

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

THE PIC MADE AN UNEVENTFUL FULL STOP LANDING ON A SANDBAR LOCATED ON THE MISSOURI SIDE OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT DEPARTURE ROLL THE LEFT WHEEL ENCOUNTERED AN AREA OF DEEP LOOSE SAND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND TIPPED ONTO ITS NOSE, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. THE PIC AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, PULLED THE TAIL DOWN TO THE GROUND, AND LEFT THE AREA.

THE NEXT DAY THE PIC RETURNED TO THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE INTENTION OF REPLACING THE PROPELLER AND FLYING THE AIRCRAFT. THE PIC FOUND THE AIRCRAFT LAYING INVERTED ON THE SANDBAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED OVER TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND TRANSPORTED TO SALVAGE VIA HELICOPTER AND FLATBED TRUCK.

## Other reports on N3650K (1)

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

- [Incident 19800607051229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800607051229I), Jun 7, 1980: Piper J3 (N3650K), De Kalb, IL. Forced landing due to inclement weather. No damage.

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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