# NTSB ANC06CA061: Piper J-3, N44778, Hollywood, FL, May 23, 2006

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: May 23, 2006, 17:50 local (21:50 UTC)
- Place: Hollywood, FL
- Coordinates: 26.000833, -80.237777
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0008&lon=-80.2378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 63752
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC06CA061
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63752/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA061

## Probable cause

The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the instructional flight during the landing roll in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a collision with a runway sign.  Factors contributing to the accident were a crosswind, and the student pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, dual student (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - terrain condition - runway
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - airport sign/marker

## Analysis

The commercial certificated pilot/flight instructor was providing instruction to a student pilot on a CFR Part 91 local flight.  The instructor reported that during the landing roll, a 7 knot right crosswind pushed the tail of the airplane left, and the nose veered to the right.  The student attempted to correct the turn with left brake application, but was unable to prevent the airplane from departing the right side of the runway.  The left horizontal stabilizer struck a runway sign, damaging the stabilizer and the left elevator.

## Factual narrative

The commercial certificated pilot/flight instructor was providing instruction to a student pilot on a CFR Part 91 local flight.  The instructor reported that during the landing roll, a 7 knot right crosswind pushed the tail of the airplane left, and the nose veered to the right.  The student attempted to correct the turn with left brake application, but was unable to prevent the airplane from departing the right side of the runway.  The left horizontal stabilizer struck a runway sign, damaging the stabilizer and the left elevator.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44778](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44778), registered now, S/N 4700, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Piper J-3
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 4700
- Engines: Continental A-75 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Van Wagner Aerial Media
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: KHWO, Hollywood, FL
- Airport: KHWO, North Perry, runway 36L

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Flight instructor; age 34; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1; flight hours: 2,600 total, 35 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days
- Student pilot; age 27; student; medical: class 3; flight hours: 36 total, 8 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 7 knots

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20060523018419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060523018419A), May 23, 2006: Piper J3C65, Hollywood, FL, Minor damage. (-23) While on runway 36 and after cross wind landing and take off training, aircraft went off right side of runway due to a gust of wind. Aircraft struck…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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