# Incident 19971004032329I: Piper PA28180, Belmar/Farmingd, NJ, October 4, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1997, 09:29 local time
- Place: Belmar/Farmingd, NJ
- Airport: Allaire Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1797° N, 74.0244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belmar, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1797&lon=-74.0244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4214T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4214T-2001-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 156 total, 27 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971004032329I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MR. COBB STATED THAT HE PERFORMED A NORMAL PREFLIGHT AND SUMPED FUEL BEFORE AND AFTER REFUELING. DURING TAKE OFF, AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED THEN QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH ITS LEFT WING AGAINST THE LOCALIZER ANTENNA AT THE END OF RUNWAY 14. THE ANTENNA WAS DAMAGED, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP, LEFT WING SKIN AND NOSE GEAR. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE LEFT WING FUEL CELL HAD 11/2 QUARTS OF WATER, THE RIGHT WING HAD NO WATER, AND THE FUEL LINES AND CARBURETOR BOWL HAD ONLY WATER WITH NO FUEL. THE ENGINE RAN AFTER WATER WAS PURGED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N4214T (1)

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

- [Incident 19900506043689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900506043689I), May 6, 1990: Piper PA28180 (N4214T), Belmar/Farmingd, NJ, Minor damage. Landed short and struck pile of asphalt just off approach end of runway. Right strut failed.

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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