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FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · New Milford, CT · October 17, 2002

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Date
October 17, 2002 · 13:48 local
Place
New Milford, CT
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N17171
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental C65*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,500 total45 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days
N17171Registered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 19970Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft approached candlelight (11N) airport from the west, overflew the field and entered left downwind for the south runway to take some pictures of the airport. The pilot stated "I was flying at 300 feet altitude, introduced carb heat at down wind to base turn. Engine started to vibrate halfway down the runway. Pilot slowly added power to gain altitude. A few seconds later engine lost power. Aircraft made an emergency landing in the pond. From altitude to landing in pond took less than a minute."

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT APPROACHED CANDLELIGHT (11N) AIRPORT FROM THE WEST, OVERFLEW THE FIELD AND ENTERED LEFT DOWNWIND FOR THE SOUTH RUNWAY TO TAKE SOME PICTURES OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED "I WAS FLYING AT 300 FEET ALTITUDE, INTRODUCED CARB HEAT AT DOWN WIND TO BASE TURN. ENGINE STARTED TO VIBRATE HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. PILOT SLOWLY ADDED POWER TO GAIN ALTITUDE. A FEW SECONDS LATER ENGINE LOST POWER. AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE POND. FROM ALTITUDE TO LANDING IN POND TOOK LESS THAN A MINUTE."