Piper J3C-65 N42351

Summary

On 6 June 2009 at about 22:30 local time, a Piper J3C-65 registered N42351 was involved in an accident near Alamana, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 June 2009 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Alamana, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Leffler Airport (FA63)

Coordinates

28.9636, -81.2039

Aircraft

Piper J3C-65

Registration

N42351

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Port Orange → Alamana

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09CA334

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot and a passenger flew to a privately-owned airport. The pilot circled the airport and made a low pass to view the runway condition. The pilot noticed that the turf runway had not been mowed recently and consisted of tall grass; however, he did not see any standing water. After the pilot landed and rolled down the runway, he encountered a soft surface with standing water, which was not visible from the air. The airplane’s main gear sank into the soft surface, which caused the airplane to nose over and come to rest on the top of the wings and vertical stabilizer. Both occupants were able to exit the airplane with no injuries. The airplane received substantial damage to the left wing spar and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.