# Accident 20181025020819A: Piper PA-28-181, New Market, VA, October 25, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2018, 08:55 local time
- Place: New Market, VA
- Airport: New Market
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6550° N, 78.6683° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6550&lon=-78.6683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68DW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68DW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total, 400 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181025020819A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT CLIMBED TO 2400 FT MSL, APPROXIMATELY 1500 FT AGL. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE ROLLED BACK TO IDLE AND ALL ATTEMPTS AT ADJUSTING FUEL MIXTURE AND THROTTLE POSITION YIELDED NO ENGINE CHANGE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO 8W2 AND LAND ON RUNWAY 24. WHEN THE PILOT REALIZED HE WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT HE ABANDONED THE APPROACH AND PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN A CORN FIELD. THE PILOT IMPACTED THE FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 24. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO INCLUDE  BENDING/BUCKLING OF THE LEFT WING, A HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE LEFT WING, FUSELAGE DENT AFT OF THE LEFT WING,  NOSE AND LEFT GEAR SHEARED AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE ENGINE TO INCLUDE THE CARBURETOR REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES.

WHILE REMOVING THE CARBURETOR AND OTHER SURROUNDING COMPONENTS, A DEAD MOUSE FELL OUT.

NO ADDITIONAL ABNORMALITIES WERE DISCOVERED DURING THE INSPECTION.

## 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 ERA19LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA033), Oct 25, 2018: Piper PA28 (N68DW), New Market, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power on takeoff due to restricted air flow to the engine.

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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