# Accident 20030226030519A: Piper PA44180, Philadelphia, PA, February 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2003, 11:05 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Wings Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1375° N, 75.2650° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1375&lon=-75.2650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711AV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N711AV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030226030519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 26, 2003 ABOUT 1105 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-44-180, N711AV, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM WINGS FIELD AIRPORT (LOM) AT BLUEBELL PA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING FROM RUNWAY 6, A 3700 FOOT LONG 75 FOOT WIDE ASPHALT RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED HE APPLIED POWER TO BOTH ENGINES AND ABOUT 300 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY HE EXPERIENCED AN AGGRESSIVE YAW TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A SNOWBANK. IN HIS STATEMENT THE PILOT ADDED HE DID NOT OBSERVE AIRPLANES ENGINE INSTRUMENT INDICATIONS. A CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED HE OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE AS IT WAS DEPARTING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT PROPELLER WAS TURNING AT A MUCH SLOWER RATE THAN THE LEFT PROPELLER. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT TO INCLUDE A CONTROL CONTINUITY CHECK AND A COMPRESSION CHECK OF BOTH ENGINES BY AN FAA INSPECTOR DID NOT REVEAL PROBLEMS.

## 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 NYC03LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA056), Feb 26, 2003: Piper PA-44-180 (N711AV), Blue Bell, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control after a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N711AV (2)

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

- [Incident 20250112002729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250112002729I), Jan 12, 2025: Piper PA-44-180 (N711AV), Fairfield, NJ, Minor damage. PIC (CFI) neglected to follow aircraft POH landing checklist and 141 school procedures to extend the landing gear and confirm down and locked position,…
- [Incident 20201129015639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201129015639I), Nov 29, 2020: Piper PA-44-180 (N711AV), Fairfield, NJ, Minor damage. On November 29, 2020 at approximately 14:15 local time a training flight conducted by [privacy data omitted] encountered a LH main gear down and locked…

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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