- Date
- June 22, 1986, 13:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Columbia, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N21677Piper J-3
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860622026429A
- Case key
- 25192
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft nosed over in soft ground during landing roll after veering off rwy 17. The plt indicated that the right brake pedal was jammed by 1/2 inch carpet that had been installed in the acft. The acft veered off the right side of the rwy 17. When the plt attempted to straighten the acft by applying left brake, the airplane nosed over. The plt also indicated the winds at the time of the accident were from 230 deg at aprx 5 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N21677
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2561
- Airframe hours
- 1,724
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- West Valley Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Myron G. Forsyth
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 17, 1986 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- PAO · Palo Alto, CA
- Destination
- 022 · Columbia, CA
- Airport
- 022 · Columbia, runway 17, 4,060 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 6,500 total · 50 in this make and model · 3,000 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N21677 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.