20240904014379A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Bedminster, NJ · September 4, 2024

Date
September 4, 2024 · 19:20 local
Place
Bedminster, NJ
Airport
Somerset
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N512AF
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA24LA369
Reported as
Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-B4A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,227 total1,147 in this make and model248 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 9/4/24 privacy data omitted attempted a go around after seeing multiple deer on the runway and crashing into the trees on the right side of runway 26. The PIC claimed that the engine was not producing adequate power during the go around and elected to turn back and try to land on ruwway 26 but ultimately was unable to make the turn before stalling and hitting the trees.

An subsequent investigation of the aircraft did not reveal any maintenance anomalies or discrepancies.

As the FAA filed it

ON 9/4/24 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND AFTER SEEING MULTIPLE DEER ON THE RUNWAY AND CRASHING INTO THE TREES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 26. THE PIC CLAIMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING ADEQUATE POWER DURING THE GO AROUND AND ELECTED TO TURN BACK AND TRY TO LAND ON RUWWAY 26 BUT ULTIMATELY WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE TURN BEFORE STALLING AND HITTING THE TREES.

AN SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT REVEAL ANY MAINTENANCE ANOMALIES OR DISCREPANCIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.