- Date
- June 16, 1983, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Toddville, MD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N28019Piper J3-C65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830616025679A
- Case key
- 6097
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft made an emergency landing while skidding after the aileron control jammed. The pilot in the rear seat and the owner in the front seat said that after a couple of steep turns the aileron control could not be moved. The acft was in a left wing down attitude and was controlled with throttle, rudder and elevator. It skidded left until impact with marshy terrain. The acft was moved to get it out of tidal water. When a mechanic inspected the acft later a wrench was found in the fuselage which was suspect but because the acft was moved the wrench could not be positively identified as the jamming device.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28019
- Reported as
- Piper J3-C65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4519
- Engine
- Continental A-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Nickerson, David W.
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 7, 1982
- Departed
- CGE · Cambridge, MD
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.