# Incident 20240515005619I: Piper J3C-65, Eden Prairie, MN, May 15, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2024, 10:26 local time
- Place: Eden Prairie, MN
- Airport: Flying Cloud
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8275° N, 93.4586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLYING CLOUD (FCM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8275&lon=-93.4586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88114, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88114) (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: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240515005619I

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT WING RAISED DUE TO A CROSSWIND. THE PIC APPLIED CROSSWIND CORRECTION BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN 360 DEGREES, THE LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE FUSELAGE UNDER THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED MINOR DAMAGE TO LEFT WINGTIP AND TORN FABRIC IN REAR OF FUSELAGE. PIC COMPLETED ADDITION TAILWHEEL TRAINING.

## Other reports on N88114 (1)

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

- [Accident 19940704027379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940704027379A), Jul 4, 1994: Piper J3C65 (N88114), Seeley Lake, MT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Low and slow to dispense pingpong balls through a rigged tube for children at a school. Stalled. Struck trees.

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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