Piper J3C N6048H

Summary

On 9 August 2017 at about 18:45 local time, a Piper J3C registered N6048H was involved in an accident near Camas, Washington, 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.

Date

9 August 2017 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Camas, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Grove Field (1W1)

Coordinates

45.6278, -122.4042

Aircraft

Piper J3C

Registration

N6048H

Category

Airplane

Year built

1946

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Camas → Camas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA506

Nobody was injured.

The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor, who was providing tailwheel instruction, reported that, after several dual landings, he exited the airplane to allow the pilot receiving instruction to conduct a solo flight. The flight instructor further reported that, during the pilot's third solo landing, he observed the pilot make a wheel landing. During the landing, the airplane exited the runway to the left and impacted a hangar. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.