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Pilot of a J-3 cub lost control of the aircraft over the airport and crash landed on the taxiway causing damage to the propeller and 1 main gear strut.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 332882 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : te33 |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 50 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | J3 Cub |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 56 flight time total : 1191 flight time type : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 332882 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During special event at airport while descending, the left tire on my J-3 cub hit power line. I managed to flare right at impact with taxiway. Wheel struts and propeller damage. No injuries.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A J-3 CUB LOST CTL OF THE ACFT OVER THE ARPT AND CRASH LANDED ON THE TXWY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND 1 MAIN GEAR STRUT.
Narrative: DURING SPECIAL EVENT AT ARPT WHILE DSNDING, THE L TIRE ON MY J-3 CUB HIT PWR LINE. I MANAGED TO FLARE R AT IMPACT WITH TXWY. WHEEL STRUTS AND PROP DAMAGE. NO INJURIES.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.