# Accident 20030402004069A: Piper J3C65, Taunton, MA, April 2, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2003, 14:30 local time
- Place: Taunton, MA
- Airport: Taunton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8714° N, 71.0097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8714&lon=-71.0097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88387, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88387-2004-06-29) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 40 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030402004069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE HAD FLOWN THE PATTERN A COUPLE TIMES AT TAUTON UPON LANDING RUNWAY 30 THE WIND SHIFTED AND PICKED UP THE TAIL, AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND WAS DEPARTING THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT BY APPLYING RUDDER AND BRAKES, AT THIS POINT HE APPLIED POWER TO TAKE OFF. UPON TAKE OFF HE STATED THE TREES WERE APPROACHING TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND WIND SOCK TO THE RIGHT OF HIM, HE BANKED RIGHT AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT SLIDING INTO THE GROUND BY THE WIND SOCK.

## 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 NYC03LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA078), Apr 2, 2003: Piper J3C-65 (N88387), Taunton, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the winds, and his failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in the inadvertent stall. A factor in the accident was the tailwind.

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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