# Accident 20150725015479A: Piper PA-28-151, Perkasie, PA, July 25, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2015, 12:30 local time
- Place: Perkasie, PA
- Airport: Pennridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3892° N, 75.2906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3892&lon=-75.2906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777EX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777EX-2018-05-31) (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 PA-28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 817 total, 717 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150725015479A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE WOULD NOT RETARD BELOW 2000 RPM ON EACH OF HIS LANDING ATTEMPTS.

## 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 ERA15LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA285), Jul 25, 2015: Piper PA-28-151 (N777EX), Perkasie, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use the mixture control to override a throttle anomaly and reduce engine power, which resulted in excessive airspeed upon landing and a subsequent runway overrun. Contributing…

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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