# Incident 20090823049409I: Piper J3C-65, De Kalb, IL, August 23, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2009, 12:30 local time
- Place: De Kalb, IL
- Airport: De Kalb Taylor Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9338° N, 88.7057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DE KALB TAYLOR MUNI (DKB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9338&lon=-88.7057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22394, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22394) (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 J3C-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 367 total, 35 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090823049409I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT.  HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND AND STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN IN THE PROCESS.  HE OBSERVED DAMAGE TO RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND THEN LANDED IN GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N22394 (1)

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

- [Accident 20100515035839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100515035839A), May 15, 2010: Piper J3C-65 (N22394), Sandwich, IL, Substantial damage. On may 15, 2010, Piper model J3C-65, N22394, was on a 3-legged part 91 cross-country flight from dekalb, IL (dkb) to morris, IL (C09) to cushing field, newark,…

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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