# Accident 20051126032339A: Piper PA24180, Lincoln Park, NJ, November 26, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 2005, 12:15 local time
- Place: Lincoln Park, NJ
- Airport: Lincoln Park Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9475° N, 74.3144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9475&lon=-74.3144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6858P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6858P-2006-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (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 PA24180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051126032339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 19 AT LINCOLN PARK AND AT APPROXIMATELY 500-600 FEET ALTITUDE, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND RAN ROUGH. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 01 BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME IN CONTACT WITH SOME TREES. THE LEFT WING WAS SHEARED OFF OUTBOARD OF THE FUEL TANK. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK OTHER TREES PRIOR TO IMPACT. THE RIGHT WING IS SEVERELY CRUMPLED OUTBOARD OF THE FUEL TANK. THE NOSE SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT IS SEVERELY DAMAGED, THE WINDSHIELD IS BROKEN, AND THE NOSE GEAR IS BROKEN OFF. THERE WERE TWO OCCUPANTS ON THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT AND A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER. BOTH SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES, BUT WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL IN PATTERSON NJ, AND THE PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED TO MORRISTOWN HOSPITAL.

## 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 NYC06LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA038), Nov 26, 2005: Piper PA-24-180 (N6858P), Lincoln Park, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper installation of the helicoil by the non-certificated mechanic, and the inadequate inspection of the installation by the certificated mechanic.

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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