Piper J3C N6048H

Summary

On 13 October 2018 at about 21:30 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

13 October 2018 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Camas, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Grove Field (1W1)

Coordinates

45.6278, -122.4044

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

GAA19CA027

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that this was the student pilot's first solo in a tailwheel-equipped airplane and that the accident occurred during the landing roll of the fourth landing. He added that, during the landing roll, the airplane veered left. The student attempted to correct with right rudder input but overcorrected and was unable to stop the veer. The airplane continued off the runway and the left wing impacted a pole. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The instructor reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.