# Incident 20120202021329I: Piper J3C-65, Danbury, CT, February 2, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2012, 12:15 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Airport: Danbury Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3715° N, 73.4822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANBURY MUNI (DXR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3715&lon=-73.4822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87955, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87955) (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 J3C-65
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A-65-8
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 102 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120202021329I

## Narrative

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

ON 02/02/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1715Z N87955 A PIPER J3C-65 DEPARTED RUNWAY 35 AFTER LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN WITH THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THE PROPELLER SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AS A RESULT.ON 02/02/2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 EDT THIS INSPECTOR WAS CONTACTED BY THE PIC. HE STATED THAT HE WAS DOING PATTERN WORK AND THIS WAS HIS THIRD LANDING. HE STATED THAT HE HAD MADE A THREE POINT LANDING AND WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 MPH WHEN  A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BEGIN TO WEATHER VANE. HE STATED THAT HE DIRECTED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE GRASS TO SLOW IT DOWN. WHILE TAXING AND LOOKING OUT THE SIDE WINDOW HE DID NOT SEE THE RUNWAY SIGN WHICH WAS STRUCK BY THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND. HE STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS AT IDLE AND DESCRIBED THE SPEED OF THE AIRCRAFT AS THE SPEED OF A BRISK WALK.

## Other reports on N87955 (2)

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

- [Accident 20050305002059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050305002059A), Mar 5, 2005: Piper J3C65 (N87955), Lakewood, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) During an attempted landing on runway 03 at the N12 airport in andover, NJ, the front seat pilot [privacy data omitted] lost directional control of the…
- [Accident 19770115000999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770115000999A), Jan 15, 1977: Piper J3C65 (N87955), Duanesburg, NY, Substantial damage. Acft observed circling over farm house at low altitude,collided with trees. Both plts rated in a/c.

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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