# Accident 20000318043579A: Piper PA28151, Farmingdale, NY, March 18, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2000, 18:45 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Republic
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7291° N, 73.4400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7291&lon=-73.4400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18AV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18AV-2012-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 680 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000318043579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 01 AT REPUBLIC AIRPORT (FRG) IN FARMINGDALE, NY, WITH TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD, PIPER, PA-28-151, N18AV, LOST ENGINE POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 150-200 FEET AGL, AT AN AIRSPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. THE PILOT, MR. CARLOS C. LEON MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN IN AN ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. A RELIABLE WITNESS STATED THE BANK ANGLE WAS IN EXCESS OF 45 DEGREES. THE WINGS WERE LEVELED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A STEEP PITCH DOWN ATTITUDE WHEN THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A 50 FT. LIGHT POLE IN A NEARBY MALL PARKING LOT, WHICH SHEARED APPROXIMATELY 4.5 FEET OFF THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO "CARTWHEEL", STRUCK A CHAIN LINK FENCE AND IMPACTED THE SIDE OF A HILL IN A DRAINAGE SUMP BEFORE SETTLING PARTIALLY IN THE WATER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SUMP. THE PILOT WAS THROWN CLEAR OF THE WRECKAGE. THE LEFT SEAT PASSENGER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^ A PROSPECTIVE FLIGHT STUDENT AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO WAS IN THE REAR SEAT, WERE STILL IN THE AIRCRAFT. ALL ON BOARD SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 NYC00LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA093), Mar 18, 2000: Piper PA-28-151 (N18AV), Farmingdale, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: a power loss over unsuitable terrain, for undetermined reason(s).

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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