# Accident 20110402006639A: Piper PA-38-112, Somerset, NJ, April 2, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2011, 13:00 local time
- Place: Somerset, NJ
- Airport: Central Jersey Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5258° N, 74.5747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5258&lon=-74.5747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2491K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2491K-2013-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38-112
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 350 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110402006639A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA11CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA225), Apr 2, 2011: Piper PA38 (N2491K), Manville, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

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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