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| Date: | Saturday 5 March 2005 |
| Time: | 14:40 LT |
| Type: |  Piper J3C-65 |
| Owner/operator: | Calvin Thomas |
| Registration: | N87955 |
| MSN: | 15573 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2700 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental C85-12 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Andover, New Jersey -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Andover, NJ (12N) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The certificated pilot (receiving tailwheel instruction) executed a landing to runway 03, and after the airplane touched down, it drifted left. The flight instructor joined him on the controls, and added power and right rudder; however, the left main landing gear struck a 2 1/2-foot snow bank. The airplane swung to the left, the right main landing gear then struck a snow bank, and the airplane nosed over. Winds were 10 degrees from the right, at 6 knots.
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.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD05LA042
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 January 1977 | N87955 | 1 | near Duanesburg, NY | |
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| 2 February 2012 | N87955 | N87955 LLC | 0 | Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR/KDXR) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Oct-2022 16:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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