Crash location | 29.985000°N, 95.684722°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
Nearest city | Cypress, TX
33.044009°N, 95.269110°W 212.8 miles away |
Tail number | N41458 |
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Accident date | 31 Oct 2010 |
Aircraft type | Piper J3C-65 |
Additional details: | None |
The commercial pilot made a three point landing in his single-engine airplane but landed on the right side of the runway centerline and bounced. This caused the airplane to move further to the right toward the edge of the runway and the right wing tip struck a fence post and subsequently cracked the wing spar. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane prior to the accident.
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.