# Incident 20021017028549I: Piper J3C65, New Milford, CT, October 17, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2002, 13:48 local time
- Place: New Milford, CT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5803° N, 73.4039° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Milford, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5803&lon=-73.4039&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17171, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17171) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C65*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021017028549I

## Narrative

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

(-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."

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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