# Accident 20100803042851A: Piper J3C-85, Auburn, IN, August 3, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2010, 18:25 local time
- Place: Auburn, IN
- Airport: Dekalb Co.
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3072° N, 85.0644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3072&lon=-85.0644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98022, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98022) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-85 (registry code 7100525, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-85) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C-85
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A75 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 558 total, 356 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA468) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100803042851A

## Narrative

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

N93927 (CESSNA-C152) WAS HOLDING SHORT OF RUNWAY 27 FOR LANDING TRAFFIC ON TAXIWAY A3(SOUTH) WHEN N98022 (PIPER-J3C) TAXIED INTO THE RIGHT WING OF THE CESSNA FROM BEHIND. THE CESSNA RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. THE PIPER RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROP, LEFT WING AND FUSELAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN10CA468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA468), Aug 3, 2010: Piper J3C-85 (N98022), Auburn, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot of the other airplane failing to monitor the position this airplane.

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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