# Accident 20020707015869A: Piper J3C65, Andover, NJ, July 7, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2002, 11:00 local time
- Place: Andover, NJ
- Airport: Trinca Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9667° N, 74.7833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9667&lon=-74.7833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9264, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9264) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020707015869A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JULY 7, 2002, ABOUT 1100 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER J3-C65, N9264, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND NEAR TRINCA AIRPORT (13N), ANDOVER, NEW JERSEY. THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE PRIVATE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS RECEIVING TAILWHEEL TRAINING. DURING A CLIMBOUT AFTER A TOUCH AND GO LANDING, ABOUT 300 TO 400 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REDUCED ENGINE POWER TO SIMULATE AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE PRIVATE PILOT SLOWED THE AIRPLANE, AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOLD HIM "TO GET THE NOSE DOWN." THE PRIVATE PILOT CONTINUED TO SLOW THE AIRPLANE UNTIL IT STALLED, THEN SPUN INTO A CORNFIELD. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT, N9264, DEPARTED TRICA AIRPORT (13N), LOCATED IN TRANQUILITY, NEW JERSEY ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. UPON DEPARTING RUNWAY (6) AT TRINCA THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED STRAIGHT AHEAD TO AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 400 TO 600 FEET                       , WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR, DAVID NICHOL REDUCED POWER TO SIMULATE AN ENGINE OUT PROBLEM. THE STUDENT MICHAEL GOODWIN, EXECUTED A LEFT TURN BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT. THE STUDENT STATED THE INSTRUCTOR TOLD HIM TO LOWER THE NOSE ON THE AIRCRAFT TO KEEP IT FROM STALLING, BEFORE THE STUDENT COULD DO THIS, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND WENT INTO A SPIN AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 NYC02LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA133), Jul 7, 2002: Piper J3-C65 (N9264), Andover, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delayed remedial action, and the private pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.

## Other reports on N9264 (1)

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

- [Incident 19940522027649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940522027649I), May 22, 1994: Piper J3C65 (N9264), Newton, NJ, Minor damage. Rough engine. Landed into unmowed field. Hit rut damaged gear and prop. Cause rough engine undetermined.

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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