# Incident 20020424017939I: Piper J3C40, Old Bridge, NJ, April 24, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2002, 12:20 local time
- Place: Old Bridge, NJ
- Airport: Old Bridge Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3299° N, 74.3468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OLD BRIDGE (3N6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3299&lon=-74.3468&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7039H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7039H-2019-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper/Dear J3C (registry code 710051C, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-dear-j3c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C40
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,249 total, 88 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020424017939I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, LEAVING RUNWAY AND STRIKING TETREHEDRON, CAUSING DAMAGE TO IT AND THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N7039H (3)

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

- [Accident 20170130000629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170130000629A), Jan 30, 2017: Piper/Dear J3C (N7039H), Brenham, TX, Substantial damage. The aircraft was departing from Brenham Municipal Airport (11R) using runway 16. Shortly after take off, it lost power and could not maintain altitude. The…
- [Incident 20010609014069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010609014069I), Jun 9, 2001: Piper J3C* (N7039H), Old Bridge, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) Landing on runway 24 during a crosswind, pilot lost control and collided with a VASI light causing substantial damage to the airplane.
- [Incident 19930809032209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930809032209I), Aug 9, 1993: Piper J3C* (N7039H), Purcell, OK, Minor damage. Engine sputtered and died. Forced landing in open field. Aircraft nosed over. No fuel in tank or carburetor.

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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