# Accident 20021024032699A: Piper PA28161, Lakewood, NJ, October 24, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2002, 18:25 local time
- Place: Lakewood, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0772° N, 74.1731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0772&lon=-74.1731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40059, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40059-2013-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021024032699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AN ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE ONE HALF A MILE NORTH OF THE LAKEWOOD AIRPORT (N12) ON OCTOBER 24, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1825 LOCAL TIME. THE STUDENT PILOT, MR. THOMAS H. REAVES, DEPARTED THE MONMOUTH EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (BLM) FOR SOLO FLIGHT TRAINING, AFTER A DUAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE STUDENT WAS INSTRUCTED BY HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, MR. DAVID EMMERICK, TO STAY IN THE LOCAL AREA. DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH MR. EMMERICK, THE LOCAL AREA IS WITHIN A 5 MILE RADIUS OF THE AIRPORT. MR. REAVES STATED THAT HE HAD DEPARTED MONMOUTH EXECUTIVE (BLM) AND FLEW OVER SEASIDE BRIDGE (ROUTE 37). NOTE THIS IS 15 NM FROM HIS DEPARTURE AIRPORT. MR. REAVES EXPLAINED THAT WHILE RETURNING FROM SEASIDE, HE FLEW OVER LAKEWOOD AIRPORT (N12), THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND THEN STOPPED, THEN SURGED WITH POWER. THE STUDENT BEGAN TO TURN TOWARDS LAKEWOOD FOR AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER, THE PROPELLER STOPPED TURNING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 2000 FEET, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LAND AT THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A TREE AND CAME TO REST ON A ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE STUDENT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. RECORDS SHOED THAT THE LEFT TANK HAD .9 HRS OF FUEL USED AND THE RIGHT TANK (WHICH WAS SELECTED IN THE CABIN AS OBSERVED BY THIS INSPECTOR AND POLICE OFFICERS ON SCENE), HAD 2.3 HOURS USED WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE RIGHT WING WAS OBSERVED LEAKING FUEL. THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK WAS RUPTURED. DURING ENGINE EXAMINATION FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR FUEL STRAINER. A CARBURETOR ICING CHART WAS USED BY LYCOMING ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR, WHICH SHOWED THAT THE DAY IN QUESTION WAS CONDUCIVE FOR CARBURETOR ICING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS MATTER IS CLOSED. MR. REAVES REFUSED TO PROVIDE A STATEMENT, BUT WAS INTERVIEWED FOR THIS REPORT.

## 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 NYC03LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA012), Oct 24, 2002: Piper PA-28-161 (N40059), Lakewood, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of carburetor heat which resulted in a failure to remove carburetor ice, and loss of engine power. A factor was the carburetor icing conditions.

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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