# Accident 20020903037539A: Piper PA18, Belmar/Farmingd, NJ, September 3, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2002, 11:00 local time
- Place: Belmar/Farmingd, NJ
- Airport: Allaire Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1631° N, 74.0811° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1631&lon=-74.0811&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5428H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5428H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,280 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020903037539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED BLM RUNWAY 32 AND CLIMBED TO 1200 MSL WHERE HE LEVELED OFF AND PERFORMED THE AFTER TAKEOFF CHECKLIST. COMPANY PROCEDURE CALLS FOR SWITCHING FROM LEFT FUEL TANK TO RIGHT FUEL TANK. SHORTLY AFTER SWITCHING TANKS PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER AND ATTEMPTED RESTART UTILIZING FULL THROTTLE, MIXTURE RICH, CARB HEAT ON, AND SWITCHED BACK TO LEFT FUEL TANK. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE POWER AND TURNED BACK TOWARDS BLM BUT REALIZED HE WOULD NOT MAKE IT AND ELECTED TO LAND IN A SOCCER FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2.3 STATUTE MILES OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 14 ON A BEARING OF 137 DEGREES FROM THE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A CHAIN LINK FENCE AND INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT ELEVATOR, AND UPPER RIGHT FIREWALL. EXAMINATION OF FUEL ON-SITE REVEALED BLUE 100LL IN THE RIGHT TANK, AND A RED COLORED FLUID IN THE LEFT TANK, CARBURETOR, AND ENGINE SUMP. PERSONNEL OF AERIAL SIGN COMPANY STATED THAT MARVEL MYSTERY OIL IS ADDED TO THE LEFT TANK ON THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY.

## 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 NYC02LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA181), Sep 3, 2002: Piper PA-18 (N5428H), Belmar, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper use of an fuel additive which resulted in a power loss. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain.

## Other reports on N5428H (1)

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

- [Accident 19780530011339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780530011339A), May 30, 1978: Piper PA18S125 (N5428H), Greenfield, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Made tight 270 at low alt aftr tkof.

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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