- Date
- March 6, 2001, 17:45 local (Mar 7, 2001, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Morgan, UT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N42523Piper J3C-65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA FSDO
- FAA report
- 20010306004039A
- Case key
- 51891
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Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll which resulted in a collision with a snow bank on the edge of the runway.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During landing roll, following the completion of a local area personal flight, the left main landing gear wheel contacted a 3 foot high snow bank on the runway edge and the aircraft nosed over. The winds were light and variable and the runway was 50 feet in width.
Factual narrative
On March 6, 2001, at 1745 mountain standard time, a Piper J3C-65, N42523, sustained substantial damage when it exited the side of the runway during landing roll at Morgan County Airport, Morgan, Utah. The non-instrument rated private pilot and his passenger were not injured. The flight was a local personal flight being operated under Title 14 CFR Part 91 and no flight plan was filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.
According to the pilot, during landing roll, the left main landing gear wheel made contact with a 3 foot snow bank on the left edge of the runway. Subsequently, the aircraft nosed over.
The pilot did not identify the runway he was using. The runways available were 3/21 which are 3,800 feet long and 50 feet wide. They are surfaced with asphalt.
Winds at the time of the accident were reported by the pilot to be light and variable.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42523
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 14796
- Airframe hours
- 2,474
- Engine
- Continental C-90, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dan Wilkinson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 25, 2000 · 52 hours before
- Departed
- 42U · Morgan, UT
- Airport
- 42U · Morgan County, runway UNK
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3
- Last flight review
- September 27, 2000
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 131 total · 65 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.