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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Millville, NJ · September 20, 2005

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Date
September 20, 2005 · 15:15 local
Place
Millville, NJ
Airport
Millville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6494J
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC05LA144
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
603 total19 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days
N6494JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-4925 · Built 1968Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O-360-A4AReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot reported engine trouble on takeoff, attempted to circle and return on runway 28. Struck the ground approximately 100 yards north of runway center and slid into the tree line. Inspection of engine revealed #3 cylinder had no compression due to a crack in the head causing a reduction of the engine power output. This investigation is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED ENGINE TROUBLE ON TAKEOFF, ATTEMPTED TO CIRCLE AND RETURN ON RUNWAY 28. STRUCK THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS NORTH OF RUNWAY CENTER AND SLID INTO THE TREE LINE. INSPECTION OF ENGINE REVEALED #3 CYLINDER HAD NO COMPRESSION DUE TO A CRACK IN THE HEAD CAUSING A REDUCTION OF THE ENGINE POWER OUTPUT. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC05LA144Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMillville, NJThe flight instructor's improper in-flight decision to perform a emergency landing to a runway, with a tailwind, and his failure to maintain airspeed after aborting that landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with terrain.…Sep 20, 2005 · Substantial damage