# Incident 20050817026279I: Piper PA28140, Great Valley, NY, August 17, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2005, 19:20 local time
- Place: Great Valley, NY
- Airport: Great Valley Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2037° N, 78.6492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREAT VALLEY (N56), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2037&lon=-78.6492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9848W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9848W-2019-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050817026279I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 8/17/05, AT 1910 LOCAL TIME, A PA-28-140, N9848W, SERIAL NUMBER 28-23360, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED A TAKE OFF FROM GREAT VALLEY, NY GRASS RUNWAY 22. APPROXIMATELY TWO THIRDS DOWN THE RUNWAY A SEVERE VIBRATION WAS FELT AND THE AIRCRAFT PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT, AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO A BEAN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL, PROPELLER, COWLING, ENGINE MOUNT, SPINNER AND BOTH WING TIPS. THE PILOT SUSTAINED A MINOR CUT ON THE FOREHEAD, WAS TREATED ON THE SCENE AND REFUSED HOSPITAL ATTENTION. WEATHER WAS VMC AND WAS NOT A FACTOR. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE FOUR NUTS THAT HOLD THE NOSE WHEEL FORK TO THE STRUT HOUSING WERE MISSING AND THE BOLTS PULLED OUT OF THE FORK. THE NOSE WHEEL FORK AND WHEEL WERE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. ALSO, THE PILOT WAS A STUDENT PILOT SINCE 1979 AND WHILE HAVING A CURRENT MEDICAL, THE MEDICAL WAS NOT ENDORSED. FOLLOW UP TO BE BY FSDO OPERATIONS PERSONNEL. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N9848W (2)

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

- [Incident 19820623039159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820623039159I), Jun 23, 1982: Piper PA28140 (N9848W), Lansing, IL. Lost rudder control. Landed with some steering difficulty on rollout. Steering bracket broken outside weld point.
- [Accident 19751005033719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751005033719A), Oct 5, 1975: Piper PA28140 (N9848W), Greenwood, IL, Substantial damage. Oil hose fm eng to oil cooler ruptured.

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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