# Accident 20050920032329A: Piper PA28180, Millville, NJ, September 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2005, 15:15 local time
- Place: Millville, NJ
- Airport: Millville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3678° N, 75.0722° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3678&lon=-75.0722&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6494J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6494J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4A (registry code 42270, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 603 total, 19 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050920032329A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC05LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA144), Sep 20, 2005: Piper PA-28-180 (N6494J), Millville, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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