What happened
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On April 25, at approximately 1315L, 1715Z, a single engine aircraft, PA-28-151, N33005 departed rwy 28 at East Hampton, new york (hto). VFR conditions were reported and shortly after takeoff, at approximately 400 feet, pilot felt the engine vibration, turned around and landed rwy 10. Aircraft landed long and went through a fence and sustained substantial damage. There were 3 people on board (pilot and 2 passengers). No injuries were reported.
Visual inspection summary: opened top engine cowling no visual damaged noted. No oil or fuel leaks were noted. Engine oil on dipstick showed correct level and was clean. Visually inspected engine throttle, mixture and carburetor heat controls were intact and showed correct movement. No binding. Sumped left and right fuel tanks showed no FOD or water contamination. Fuel strainer showed no FOD or water. Opened fuel tank caps. Both tanks showed fuel just below tabs. Mechanic pulled prop through all four-compression strokes were evident with prop spring back. Owner attempted to started engine but noticed that the fuel selector was in the off position, selector was then turned on, boost pump switched on to prime engine. Engine started. Idle at 1200 RPM increased engine power to 1500 RPM. Engine ran normal no vibration or sputtering was noted. After about 5 to 8 minutes engine was shut down. Opened engine cowling no oil or fuel leakage were noted.
Based on the interview conducted with the pilot, she did not show lack of knowledge in the areas of operations and followed the aircraft manufacture's procedures
Reported weather was analyzed and carburetor icing does not appear to be the cause of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 25, AT APPROXIMATELY 1315L, 1715Z, A SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT, PA-28-151, N33005 DEPARTED RWY 28 AT EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORK (HTO). VFR CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED AND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET, PILOT FELT THE ENGINE VIBRATION, TURNED AROUND AND LANDED RWY 10. AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG AND WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE 3 PEOPLE ON BOARD (PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS). NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.
VISUAL INSPECTION SUMMARY: OPENED TOP ENGINE COWLING NO VISUAL DAMAGED NOTED. NO OIL OR FUEL LEAKS WERE NOTED. ENGINE OIL ON DIPSTICK SHOWED CORRECT LEVEL AND WAS CLEAN. VISUALLY INSPECTED ENGINE THROTTLE, MIXTURE AND CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROLS WERE INTACT AND SHOWED CORRECT MOVEMENT. NO BINDING. SUMPED LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL TANKS SHOWED NO FOD OR WATER CONTAMINATION. FUEL STRAINER SHOWED NO FOD OR WATER. OPENED FUEL TANK CAPS. BOTH TANKS SHOWED FUEL JUST BELOW TABS. MECHANIC PULLED PROP THROUGH ALL FOUR-COMPRESSION STROKES WERE EVIDENT WITH PROP SPRING BACK. OWNER ATTEMPTED TO STARTED ENGINE BUT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE OFF POSITION, SELECTOR WAS THEN TURNED ON, BOOST PUMP SWITCHED ON TO PRIME ENGINE. ENGINE STARTED. IDLE AT 1200 RPM INCREASED ENGINE POWER TO 1500 RPM. ENGINE RAN NORMAL NO VIBRATION OR SPUTTERING WAS NOTED. AFTER ABOUT 5 TO 8 MINUTES ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN. OPENED ENGINE COWLING NO OIL OR FUEL LEAKAGE WERE NOTED.
BASED ON THE INTERVIEW CONDUCTED WITH THE PILOT, SHE DID NOT SHOW LACK OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE AREAS OF OPERATIONS AND FOLLOWED THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURE'S PROCEDURES
REPORTED WEATHER WAS ANALYZED AND CARBURETOR ICING DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
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