# Accident 20050305002059A: Piper J3C65, Lakewood, NJ, March 5, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2005, 13:40 local time
- Place: Lakewood, NJ
- Airport: Lakewood Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0086° N, 74.7378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0086&lon=-74.7378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87955, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87955) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A-65-8 (registry code 17329, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-65-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,095 total, 120 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050305002059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING ON RUNWAY 03 AT THE N12 AIRPORT IN ANDOVER, NJ, THE FRONT SEAT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND BEGAN TO DRIFT TOWARDS THE LEFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS AND ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE DRIFT BY ADDING POWER AND RIGHT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK A SNOW BANK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO PIVOT LEFT. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DUG DEEPLY INTO THE SNOW BANK, AND NOSED THE AIRCRAFT OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE SNOW BANK, AND SNAPPED THE RIGHT WING SPAR AT THE INBOARD PORTION WHERE THE WING MOUNTS TO THE FUSELAGE. THE WOODEN PROPELLER STRUCK THE SNOW AND SPLINTERED. THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHEAST AT 6 TO 8 KNOTS. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES.

## 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 IAD05LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA042), Mar 5, 2005: Piper J3C-65 (N87955), Andover, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors in the accident were the flight instructors delayed remedial action, and crosswind.

## Other reports on N87955 (2)

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

- [Incident 20120202021329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120202021329I), Feb 2, 2012: Piper J3C-65 (N87955), Danbury, CT, Minor damage. On 02/02/2012 at approximately 1715Z N87955 a Piper J3C-65 departed runway 35 after landing. The aircraft struck a runway sign with the right main wheel which…
- [Accident 19770115000999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770115000999A), Jan 15, 1977: Piper J3C65 (N87955), Duanesburg, NY, Substantial damage. Acft observed circling over farm house at low altitude,collided with trees. Both plts rated in a/c.

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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