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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Somerset, NJ · April 2, 2011

Date
April 2, 2011 · 13:00 local
Place
Somerset, NJ
Airport
Central Jersey Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2491K
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA11CA225
Reported as
Piper PA-38-112
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificates
Flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
900 total350 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was in the pattern for landing at Central Jersey Regional Airport (47N) and the engine quit. The pilot performed an emergency landing striking power lines and coming to rest on weston canal rd. near the intersection of schoolhouse rd.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE PATTERN FOR LANDING AT CENTRAL JERSEY REGIONAL AIRPORT (47N) AND THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING STRIKING POWER LINES AND COMING TO REST ON WESTON CANAL RD. NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SCHOOLHOUSE RD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.