# Accident 19981125033179A: Piper PA28140, Aiken, SC, November 25, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1998, 13:00 local time
- Place: Aiken, SC
- Airport: Aiken Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5403° N, 81.7199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5403&lon=-81.7199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3350T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3350T) (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 O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,269 total, 1,914 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981125033179A

## Narrative

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

ACFT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE, AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. (-23) AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 2000 FEET FROM A 6500 FEET DESCENT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. HE DECIDED TO CONDUCT AN EMERGENCY LANDING. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING NORMALLY AGAIN. THE PILOT DECIDED TO GO-AROUND. IN DOING SO, THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH THE TOPS OF TREES CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO AN AIRPORT 10 MILES AWAY, LANDING WITHOUT A LEFT MAIN TIRE AND DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. (.4) THE PILOT WAS ENROUTE TO FLORIDA, AND PLANNED A REFUELING STOP IN SOUTH CAROLINA. DURING THE DESCENT FROM 8500 FEET, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF  ENGINE POWER.  ATTEMPTS BY THE PILOT TO RESTORE FULL ENGINE POWER FAILED.  SO HE SELECTED A FIELD FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING, AND WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND, THE ENGINE REGAINED FULL POWER.  AT THAT POINT, THE PILOT ELECTED TO GO-AROUND.  DURING THE CLIMBOUT PHASE OF THE GO-AROUND MANEUVER, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES ON THE DEPARTURE END OF THE PROPOSED LANDING SITE.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE COLLISION WITH THE TREE S SEPARATED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY, AND THE RIGHT WING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT FLEW THE AIRPLANE TO AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA AND AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 24, THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  DURING THE ENGINE LOSS OF POWER, WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE FAVORABLE FOR THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT.

## 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 ATL99LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA031), Nov 25, 1998: Piper PA-28-140 (N3350T), Aiken, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT PROPERLY. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N3350T (1)

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

- [Accident 19780826024749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780826024749A), Aug 26, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N3350T), Bogalusa, LA, Substantial damage

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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