Piper J3-C65 N26096
28 April 2001 · Annapolis, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 April 2001 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper J3-C65 registered N26096 was involved in an accident near Annapolis, Maryland, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Annapolis, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lee Airport (ANP)
- Coordinates
- 38.9903, -76.5505
- Aircraft
- Piper J3-C65
- Registration
- N26096
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Annapolis → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- IAD01LA052
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor was the crosswind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane had just landed on runway 30 at Lee Airport (ANP), Annapolis, Maryland, when a gust of wind blew the right wing straight up and caused the left wheel and wing tip to contact the ground. The airplane then turned around 180 degrees, and came to rest upright to the left side of the runway. The pilot stated that during the landing approach, the wind was blowing right down the runway about 11 knots, and there was no need to do a crosswind landing. Weather at Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI), Baltimore, Maryland, was reported as winds from 040 degrees at 9 knots, gusting to 17 knots. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper J3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec 2001 | Piper J3 | Livermore Falls, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 2001 | Piper J3-C65 | West Fargo, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 2001 | Piper J3-C65 | Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2000 | Piper J3-C65 | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 2002 | Piper J3-C65 | Andover, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1998 | Piper J3 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2001 | Schweizer SGS 1-35 | Cumberland, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2001 | Cessna 150L | Lusby, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2001 | Mooney M20J | Mitchellville, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2001 | Cessna 172P | Odenton, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 2001 | Cessna 152 | Easton, Maryland, United States | Brett Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 2001 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Berlin, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |