# Accident 20151204020139A: Piper PA-24-250, Millville, NJ, December 4, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2015, 13:00 local time
- Place: Millville, NJ
- Airport: Millville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3678° N, 75.0722° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3678&lon=-75.0722&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88F-2017-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 515 total, 456 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151204020139A

## Narrative

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

PA-24-250, N88F, S/N 24-1961 DEPARTED MILLVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NJ (MIV), FOR FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FROM A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, AND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 32 AT ABOUT 150-200 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER.  THE PILOT DID NOT ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE DUE TO THE LOW ALTITUDE AND HIGH SPEED.  THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT LEFT, REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR, MADE AN EMERGENCY GEAR UP LANDING, AND SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET FROM THE IMPACT POINT AND CAME TO A REST BETWEEN TAXIWAYS ALPHA AND JULIET.  INITIAL ON-SITE AIRCRAFT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE, WING STRUCTURE, AND PROPELLER.  THE AIRCRAFT?S LEFT AND RIGHT 30-GALLON FUEL TANKS CONTAINED FUEL (BOTH ALMOST FULL) WITH NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE, AND THE AIRCRAFT?S LEFT AND RIGHT 15-GALLON AUXILIARY ?TIP? TANKS WERE EMPTY.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY MOVED TO A SECURE LOCATION ON THE FBO?S RAMP WITH THE LANDING GEAR LOWERED.  UPON SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT?S ENGINE AND FUEL FEED SYSTEM, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT?S ENGINE HAD THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE SUFFICIENT POWER FOR FLIGHT.  THE INSPECTION RESULTS REVEALED SPARK PLUGS ELECTRODES HAD COLORIZATION CONSISTENT WITH NORMAL COMBUSTION, THE IGNITION LEADS PROVIDED A SPARK, COMPRESSION WAS EVIDENT ON ALL CYLINDERS, THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMPS WERE OPERATING PROPERLY, AND THE THROTTLE CABLES PROVIDED CONTINUITY.

## 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 ERA16LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA061), Dec 4, 2015: Piper PA-24 (N88F), Millville, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal…

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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