# Accident 20041002024959A: Piper PA34200T, Robbinsville, NJ, October 2, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2004, 14:00 local time
- Place: Robbinsville, NJ
- Airport: Trenton-Robbinsville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2139° N, 74.6017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2139&lon=-74.6017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5507V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5507V-2012-09-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 700 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041002024959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED: I WAS ON MY TAKE OFF ROLL CLOSE TO ROTATION SPEED AND SUDDENLY THE NOSE REARED UP. I PUSHED FORWARD ON THE YOKE TO LOWER THE NOSE. THE PLANE SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY. (-23 AMENDMENT) DURING THE FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION, NOTHING MORE THAN THE BOLT MISSING FROM THE FORWARD END OF THE LINK ASSEMBLY (P/N 96003-00) AT THE ATTACHED PAINT TO THE TRIM ACTIVATING ROD (P/N 96574-00) WAS DISCOVERED. THIS MATTER IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## 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; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD05LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA001), Oct 2, 2004: Piper PA-34-200T (N5507V), Robbinsville, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The repair station's improper installation of the stabilator trim tab. A factor was the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; 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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