# Accident 20070818020179A: Piper J3C65, Goose Bay, AK, August 18, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2007, 11:45 local time
- Place: Goose Bay, AK
- Airport: Goose Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.3944° N, 149.8456° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3944&lon=-149.8456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98875, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98875) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070818020179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 RULES IN DAY VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND CONDUCTING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS FROM THE GOOSE BAY AIRPORT. WHILE ON DOWNWIND THE INSTRUCTOR COMMENTED TO THE STUDENT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS "LOW AND SLOW." WHEN THE STUDENT ADVANCED THE THROTTLE THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE STUDENT ANNOUNCED "ENGINE FAILURE." THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND EXECUTED A TURN TOWARD THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RIVERBED ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT. ON TOUCHDOWN THE WHEELS SETTLED INTO THE SOFT RIVERBED AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, COMING TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 ANC07LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA088), Aug 18, 2007: Piper J-3 (N98875), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delayed instructions to apply the carburetor heat, and his inadequate supervision. A factor contributing to the accident was carburetor icing conditions.

## Other reports on N98875 (1)

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

- [Incident 19980307005869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980307005869I), Mar 7, 1998: Piper J3C65 (N98875), Iliamna, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: due to low light and overcast skies, pilot misjudged height of snow ridges on lake surface. Upon landing, aircraft bounced hard off of snow berm and…

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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