# Accident 20090901049259A: Piper PA28-151, Mansfield, MA, September 1, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2009, 10:53 local time
- Place: Mansfield, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0336° N, 71.2194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0336&lon=-71.2194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32146, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32146-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 664 total, 405 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA496](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA496) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090901049259A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE TROUBLE DURING HIGH POWER MANEUVERS AND ELECTED TO LAND IMMEDIATELY ONTO A HIGHWAY. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO WINGS, FIRE WALL, FUSELAGE, AND NOSE LANDING GEAR, STRIKING STATIONARY OBJECTS.  THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY STUCK AN ELECTRICAL POWER JUNCTION LOCATED ON TOP OF AN OVER PASS WALL AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 258 FEET AT 135 DEGREES. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.

## 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 ERA09LA496](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA496), Sep 1, 2009: Piper PA28-151 (N32146), Mansfield, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing as a result of the pilot's delayed use of carburetor heat.

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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