# Accident 19970819023059A: Piper PA28181, Brickerville, PA, August 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1997, 19:40 local time
- Place: Brickerville, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1500° N, 76.2993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1500&lon=-76.2993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8262K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8262K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total, 55 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970819023059A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD AFTER REPORTING OIL PROBLEM. FAILED ATTEMPTE FOR TAKEOFF, CRASHED.  (.4)ON AUGUST 19, 1997, AT 1940 HOURS, A PIPER ARCHER, PA-28-181, N826K, CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF FROM A FIELD NEAR BRICKERVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.  N826K WAS REGISTERED TO AIR PHOTOS, INC., AND PILOTED BY RONALD CHARLES GILMER.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA A FEW MINUTES EARLIER AND WAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF A MAINTENANCE TEST FLIGHT TO TEST THE RELIABILITY OF AVIONICS WORK PERFORMED.  PILOT GILMER REPORTED HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM LANCASTER, AND REQUESTED A STRAIGHT IN LANDING TO RUNWAY8.  ON INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE TOWER, PILOT GILMER WAS 2 MILES WEST OF THE AIRPORT.  PILOT GILMER'S NEXT CONTACT WITH THE TOWER WAS SUCCESSFUL LANDING, PILOT GILMER SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE AND VISUALLY INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT EXTERIOR.  PILOT GILMER THEN ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF FROM THE FIELD.  AT THIS TIME, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A CORNFIELD.  FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO ENGINE MALFUNCTION OF FUEL CONTAMINATION.

## 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 NYC97LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA167), Aug 19, 1997: Piper PA-28-181 (N8262K), Brickerville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fuel starvation as a result of the pilot performing a takeoff with the fuel selector in the 'OFF' position.

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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