# Accident 20200425006109A: Piper PA-28-151, East Hampton, NY, April 25, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2020, 13:15 local time
- Place: East Hampton, NY
- Airport: East Hampton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9594° N, 72.2517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9594&lon=-72.2517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33005, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33005-2023-12-11) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200425006109A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA20LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA163), Apr 25, 2020: Piper PA28 (N33005), East Hampton, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power after takeoff due to the formation of carburetor ice while on the ground. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat.

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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