# Accident 20220702011619A: Piper PA-24-250, St. Jacob, IL, July 2, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2022, 11:30 local time
- Place: St. Jacob, IL
- Airport: St. Louis Metro-East/Shafer Fi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7289° N, 89.8031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7289&lon=-89.8031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5235P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5235P-2023-11-18) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22FA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA298) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220702011619A

## Narrative

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

N5235P, A PIPER PA-240-250, DEPARTED IL48 ON A VFR CROSS COUNTRY TO KEYE TO PICK UP THE PILOT-RATED PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO IL48  FROM KEYE. AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT TURNED OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE RAMP AND LET OUT THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT AND PILOT-RATED PASSENGER SWITCHED SEATS AND PROCEEDED TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS WITH THE PILOT-RATED PASSENGER FLYING. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT RETAINED PILOT-IN-COMMAND AUTHORITY. ON THE SIXTH TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 13 AND LOST ENGINE POWER AT ROUGHLY 100' TO 200' ABOVE GROUND. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT TOOK CONTROLS AND ROLLED INTO A RIGHT BANK. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING THE NOSE/ENGINE TO IMPACT. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED IN A CLOCKWISE ROTATION, SETTLED IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION, AND SLID REARWARDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 30'. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 500' TO THE SOUTH OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 13 ON A NORTH HEADING. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE PILOT-RATED PASSENGER IN THE LEFT SEAT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJUIRES. THIS REPORT MAY BE AMENDED IF FURTHER INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

## 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 CEN22FA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22FA298), Jul 2, 2022: Piper PA-24-250 (N5235P), St. Jacob, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The inadequate maintenance of the airplane fuel system that resulted in fuel exhaustion and a loss of engine power.

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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