# Incident 20020904026109I: Piper J3C65, Crystal Springs, MS, September 4, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2002, 10:45 local time
- Place: Crystal Springs, MS
- Airport: Copiah County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9024° N, 90.3667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COPIAH COUNTY (M11), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9024&lon=-90.3667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42144, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42144) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A-65-8 (registry code 17329, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-65-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020904026109I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ACTUAL REGISTRATION NUMBER IS NC42144. LANDED ON RUNWAY 35, WIND GUST AS REAR WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN. AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT THEN LEFT THEN DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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