# Accident 19910905038429A: Piper PA28140, Somerville, NJ, September 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1991, 16:20 local time
- Place: Somerville, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5697° N, 74.6077° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Somerville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5697&lon=-74.6077&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6183J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6183J-2013-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 127 total, 127 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910905038429A

## Narrative

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

LOST OIL PRESSURE DURING PRIVATE PILOT CHECKRIDE. EXAMINER TOOK OVER ON FORCED LANDING. OIL COOLER OIL LINE BROKEN

## 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 NYC91LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA229), Sep 5, 1991: Piper PA-28-140 (N6183J), Somerville, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A POWER LOSS DUE TO OIL EXHAUSTION. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE OPERATORS DECISION NOT TO FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PIPER…

## Other reports on N6183J (1)

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

- [Accident 20030905030479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030905030479A), Sep 5, 2003: Piper PA28140 (N6183J), Somerville, NJ, Substantial damage. (-23) On sept. 5, 2003, student pilot frank wardrop was on a local solo flight from Somerset Airport (smq). After entering a left downwind for runway 30 at…

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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