# Accident 20150415005909A: Piper PA-28-140, Lancaster, NY, April 15, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2015, 15:15 local time
- Place: Lancaster, NY
- Airport: Buffalo Lancaster Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9211° N, 78.5942° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9211&lon=-78.5942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7598R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7598R-2017-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 345 total, 48 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150415005909A

## Narrative

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

AFTER THOROUGH PRE-FLIGHT AND NORMAL RUN-UP, PILOT TOOK OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 1515 FROM RUNWAY 8 TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. AS THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED THE THRESHOLD, THE ENGINE COUGHED AND LOST A LITTLE ALTITUDE. THE ENGINE THEN CAME BACK ON, BUT LASTED ONLY A MOMENT. PILOT FOCUSED ATTENTION OUTSIDE AND LANDED IN THE FIELD AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

PILOT STATED I FLARED AND THE MAIN WHEELS HIT THE GROUND FIRST, THEN BOUNCED UP AND THE NOSE WHEEL HIT A SMALL RISE IN THE TERRAIN. THE NOSE GEAR FOLDED BACK, CAUSING FIREWALL DAMAGE. PILOT SECURED THE AIRCRAFT AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED.

## 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 ERA15LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA187), Apr 15, 2015: Piper PA-28-140 (N7598R), Lancaster, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during takeoff for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination of the engine or testing of the carburetor.

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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