# Accident 20090211000929A: Piper PA28180, Pittstown, NJ, February 11, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2009, 16:15 local time
- Place: Pittstown, NJ
- Airport: Sky Manor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5664° N, 74.9786° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5664&lon=-74.9786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55854, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55854-2023-07-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090211000929A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 25.  IT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AND LOST ENGINE POWER.  MOMENTARILY THE AIRCRAFT REGAINED FULL POWER AND THE PILOT BEGAN A LEFT TURN TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT.  SUBSEQUENTLY THE ENGINE LOST POWER ONCE AGAIN, STRIKING THE TOPS OF A SET OF TREES, CONTINUING 100 FEET FURTHER AND STRIKING A SECOND SET OF TREE TOPS.  AT THAT POINT THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET AND CRASHED INTO THE BACK YARD OF A HOME ACROSS THE STREET AND ADJACENT TO THE AIRPORT.  A SMALL FIRE DEVELOPED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND WAS DISTINGUISHED BY A LOCAL RESIDENT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER.

## 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 ERA09LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA163), Feb 11, 2009: Piper PA28 (N55854), Pittstown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the improper tightening of a fuel hose B-nut by maintenance personnel during engine installation.

## Other reports on N55854 (1)

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

- [Accident 20030504017569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030504017569A), May 4, 2003: Piper PA28180 (N55854), Montgomery, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) Departed runway 3 mgj, during climb experienced loss of power, flight instructor landed aircraft in farmers field. Hard landing caused substantial damage…

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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