# Incident 19960118002359I: Piper J3C65, Lumberton, NJ, January 18, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1996, 16:40 local time
- Place: Lumberton, NJ
- Airport: Flying W Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9343° N, 74.8072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLYING W (N14), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9343&lon=-74.8072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88488, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88488) (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: 9,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960118002359I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING PRACTICE LANDING AT FLYING W AIRPORT (N14) WITH BOTH AN INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT ON BOARD. ON LANDING ROLL OUT, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED ABOUT 10 FEET TO THE LEFT OF CENTERLINE. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT AND APPLIED GO AROUND POWER WHILE MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL ENTERED ABOUT 8 INCHES OF WET PLOWED SNOW, YAWING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL THEN ENTERED A LARGE PILE OF WET PLOWED SNOW ABOUT 20 INCHES DEEP. THE PILE OF SNOW STOPPED AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY, TIPPING THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS NOSE, YAWING TO THE LEFT. NO INJURIES. AN AVERAGE OF 30 FEET WIDTH OF THE 60 FOOT WIDE RUNWAY HAD BEEN PLOWED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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