# Accident 20101017052809A: Siai-Marche S.205/22R, Farmingdale, NY, October 17, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2010, 09:00 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7344° N, 73.4264° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7344&lon=-73.4264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N934W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N934W-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R (registry code 8120412, https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-s-205-22r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SIAI-MARCHE S.205/22R
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6V 350 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 200 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101017052809A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 8:19 LOCAL, THE PILOT MADE HIS INTITAL CALL FOR TAXI AND WAS DIRECTED TO RUNWAY 32 AT FRG.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 8:28 LOCAL TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND THE PILOT TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED WITH ITS ENGINE COWLING OPEN AND WITH AT LEAST THREE OCCUPANTS BY THE ENGINE.  AT APPROXIMATELY 8:44 LOCAL THE PILOT CALLED FOR TAXI A SECOND TIME.  WHILE TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT INDICATED HE HAD ACCOMPLISHED A RUN UP AND WOULD LIKE TO PERFORM ANOTHER RUN UP PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 8:52 LOCAL TIME AND THE PILOT REQUESTED A COUPLE OF TOUCH AND GOES.  THE AIRCRAFT MADE A RIGHT HAND CIRCUIT OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN.  WHILE ON FINAL AT APPROXIMATELY 8:58 LOCAL, THE PILOT REQUESTED A FLY BY AND WAS CLEARED FOR A LOW APPROACH.  THE CONTROLLER ASKED THE PILOT IF THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXPERIENCING TROUBLE AND THE PILOT INDICATED HE WAS NOT. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW DOWN THE RUNWAY AT A COUPLE OF HUNDRED FEET AGL, STARTED TO CLIMB AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND MADE A STEEP LEFT TURN, LOST ALTITUDE AND LANDED IN AN OFF AIRPORT CRASH.INSPECTOR, RBO, CJD AND SUPERVISOR SJT OF THE FRG FSDO REPORTED TO THE ACCIDENT SCENE AT 10:43 AM.    THE ACCIDENT SCENE AND AIRCRAFT WERE EXAMINED.  THE PILOT WAS IN THE LEFT FRONT SEAT.  THE PILOT, THE RIGHT SEAT PRIVATE PILOT RATED PASSENGER AND LEFT REAR SEAT PRIVATE RATED PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES.  THESE INDIVIDUALS HAD ALL BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SCENE FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION PIOR TO FAA ARRIVAL.  THE FATALLY INJURED REAR RIGHT SEAT PASSENGER WAS REMOVED PRIOR TO FAA ARRIVAL.  THE AIRCRAFT SEVERED THE BRANCHES OF TREES AS IT APPROACHED TO LAND IN THE SOUTH DIRECTION ON EAST CARMANS ROAD.  THE IMPACT MARKS AND OIL STAINS ON THE PAVEMENT AS WELL AS IMPACT MARKS ON SEVERAL VEHICLES INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND GEAR UP AND WITH THE LEFT WING DOWN AND IN A SLIGHT NOSE DOWN PITCH ATTITUDE.  THE AIRCRAFT SLID DOWN EAST CARMANS ROAD AND CAME TO REST AFTER IMPACTING 4 CARS.

## 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 ERA11FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA021), Oct 17, 2010: Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R (N934W), Farmingdale, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during a low approach for undetermined reasons.

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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