ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 374813
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| Date: | Sunday 22 June 1986 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper J-3 |
| Owner/operator: | West Valley Flying Club |
| Registration: | N21677 |
| MSN: | 2561 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1938 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1724 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL A-65-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Columbia, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Palo Alto, CA (KPAO) |
| Columbia, CA (022) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT NOSED OVER IN SOFT GROUND DURING LANDING ROLL AFTER VEERING OFF RWY 17. THE PLT INDICATED THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE PEDAL WAS JAMMED BY 1/2 INCH CARPET THAT HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN THE ACFT. THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY 17. WHEN THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN THE ACFT BY APPLYING LEFT BRAKE, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE PLT ALSO INDICATED THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM 230 DEG AT APRX 5 KTS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX86LA264
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 March 1990 | N21677 | West Valley Flying Club | 0 | Palo Alto, CA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 28-Mar-2024 13:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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