# Accident 20240704010009A: Piper PA-32RT-300T, Myerstown, PA, July 4, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2024, 04:00 local time
- Place: Myerstown, PA
- Airport: Deck
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3521° N, 76.3296° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3521&lon=-76.3296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N184VA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N184VA-2025-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32RT-300T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,895 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240704010009A

## Narrative

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

ON THE MORNING OF JULY 4, 2024, THE AIRMAN ARRIVED AT DECK AIRPORT (9D4) TWENTY MINUTES BEFORE THE PASSENGERS WERE TO ARRIVE IN ORDER TO PREFILGHT AND FUEL ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ONCE THE PASSENGERS WERE BOARDED, THE AIRMAN PERFORMED THE PRE-TAKEOFF CHECKLIST WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED AND PROCEEDED TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 1 FOR DEPARTURE. UPON REACHING 50-60 KNOTS THE AIRMAN NOTICED THE EGT TEMPERATURE FLASHING YELLOW ON ONE OR TWO CYLINDERS. THE AIRMAN DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF, REMOVING POWER TO THE ENGINE AND TAXI TO THE END OF RUNWAY 1 IN AN ATTEMPT TO TROUBLESHOOT THE EGT FAULT.  WHILE AT ENGINE IDLE THE AIRMAN BEGAN TROUBLESHOOTING, CHECKING THE VARIOUS POWER AND MIXTURE SETTINGS.  A PASSENGER SUDDENLY NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE RIGHT-SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE AIRMAN SIMULTANEOUSLY NOTICED A RED X OVER THE OIL PRESSURE DISPLAY INDICATING A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. THE AIRMAN IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND ALL OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. ATTEMPTS TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WERE MADE BY THE OCCUPANTS USING THE ONBOARD FIRE EXTINGUISHER.  THE FIRE WAS ULTIMATELY EXTINGUISHED BY THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT.

## 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 ERA24LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA302), Jul 4, 2024: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N184VA), Myerstown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of maintenance personnel to properly secure a B-nut on the No. 5 cylinder fuel injector line, resulting in a fuel leak and engine fire.

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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