# Incident 20130515012321I: Piper J3C-65, Tullahoma, TN, May 15, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2013, 11:00 local time
- Place: Tullahoma, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3734° N, 86.2183° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tullahoma, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3734&lon=-86.2183&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6015H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6015H) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 13,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130515012321I

## Narrative

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

DESCRIPTION: OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED BY OPERATOR ON MAY 15, THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT. HE STATED THAT HE WAS TAXING THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. DURING TAXI HE NOTED HE WAS GOING TO CAUSE A TRAFFIC CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER TAXING JET. AT THAT TIME, HE ELECTED TO DEPART THE TAXIWAY ON TO A PARKING AREA RAMP TO ALLOW THE JET TO PASS. AFTER MAKING THE TURN, THE PILOT REALIZED HIS SPEED AND POOR BRAKE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE NOT GOING TO ALLOW HIM TO STOP IN THE REMAINING DISTANCE AVAILABLE. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO APPLY THE AVAILABLE BRAKES AND SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE WHICH CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE THE COLLISION WITH A PARKED AIRCRAFT. PHOTOS SUBMITTED BY BOTH THE OPERATOR AND THE OWNER OF THE PARKED AIRCRAFT, INDICATE  DAMAGE TO TWO AREAS OF THE LEADING EDGE AND THE RIGHT WING STRUT OF THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT. THE PARKED AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO HAVE COSMETIC DAMAGE ONLY.

CAUSAL FACTORS: TAXI SPEED IN A VINTAGE CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT. POOR BRAKING CAPABILITIES.

## Other reports on N6015H (1)

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

- [Accident 19850428019489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850428019489A), Apr 28, 1985: Piper J3C65 (N6015H), Tullahoma, TN, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck unlighted unmarked unreported 252 foot tower during sightseeing flight. Aircraft impacted ground.

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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