# Incident 20061004030369I: Piper J3C65, Battle Creek, MI, October 4, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2006, 12:10 local time
- Place: Battle Creek, MI
- Airport: W K Kellogg
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3212° N, 85.1797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Battle Creek, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3212&lon=-85.1797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92253, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 150 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061004030369I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PASSENGER/MECHANIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE ATTEMPTING TO SEAT NEW BRAKES ON THE J-3 CUB WHILE PERFORMING A STOP & GO AT BATTLE CREEK, W K KELLOGG AIRPORT. DURING THE MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND BOTTOM COWLING.

## Other reports on N92253 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850619027949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850619027949A), Jun 19, 1985: Piper J3C65 (N92253), York, NE, Substantial damage. Lost directional control during taxi. Veered off runway into rough terrain. Damage attempting to taxi aircraft out.

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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