Piper J3L-65 N35252
30 March 2013 · Daytona Beach, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 March 2013 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper J3L-65 registered N35252, operated by Bannerman James W, was involved in an accident near Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Spruce Creek Airport (7FL6)
- Coordinates
- 29.0747, -81.0411
- Aircraft
- Piper J3L-65
- Registration
- N35252
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bannerman James W
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Daytona Beach → Daytona Beach
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA13CA223
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, resulting in a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper decision to land with a tailwind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, he was participating in a spot landing competition at the airport. After the airplane’s main landing gear touched down on runway 5, the airplane began to drift slightly to the right. He applied left rudder and brake to realign the airplane with the runway and to counteract a “quartering tailwind.” He also advanced the throttle to assist in centering the airplane with the runway, but the engine “stuttered.” He retracted the throttle and continued to apply left rudder and aileron; however, the airplane departed the right side of the runway and impacted a hangar, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing. Video taken by a spectator of the landing competition corroborates the pilot’s description of the accident. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. An airport located about 5 miles east of the accident site recorded wind from 200 degrees at 8 knots, gusting to 19 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J3L accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2013 | Piper J3L-65 | Nondalton, Alaska, United States | Patrick Paul Williams | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2011 | Piper J3L-65 | Van Dyne, Wisconsin, United States | Steven A. Staples | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Sep 2011 | Piper J3L-65 | Gainesville, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 May 2010 | Piper J3L | Kyle, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 2018 | Piper J3L | Astoria, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 2007 | Piper J3L-65 | Stow, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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