What happened
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At approximately 11:00 a m , J-3 cub privacy data omitted pilot and one passenger taking off to south michael flying. Airplane came up on main gear while moving down runway. Aircraft made an abrupt left turn off runway presumably from p factor. I could not recover with right rudder. I was able to stop left turn but aircraft heading toward PAPI lights. Lights are about 15’ off runway and approximately 2’ high. I pulled aircraft off ground to avoid lights but left gear contacted lights further pulling aircraft to the left towards hangars. I took evasive action of rudder and elevators and successfully avoided hangar by approximately 30 – 40’. This action stalled the aircraft and came to rest about 40 ‘ from hangar. No injuries.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 A M , J-3 CUB ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER TAKING OFF TO SOUTH MICHAEL FLYING. AIRPLANE CAME UP ON MAIN GEAR WHILE MOVING DOWN RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT MADE AN ABRUPT LEFT TURN OFF RUNWAY PRESUMABLY FROM P FACTOR. I COULD NOT RECOVER WITH RIGHT RUDDER. I WAS ABLE TO STOP LEFT TURN BUT AIRCRAFT HEADING TOWARD PAPI LIGHTS. LIGHTS ARE ABOUT 15’ OFF RUNWAY AND APPROXIMATELY 2’ HIGH. I PULLED AIRCRAFT OFF GROUND TO AVOID LIGHTS BUT LEFT GEAR CONTACTED LIGHTS FURTHER PULLING AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT TOWARDS HANGARS. I TOOK EVASIVE ACTION OF RUDDER AND ELEVATORS AND SUCCESSFULLY AVOIDED HANGAR BY APPROXIMATELY 30 – 40’. THIS ACTION STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AND CAME TO REST ABOUT 40 ‘ FROM HANGAR. NO INJURIES.
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