# Accident 20240904014379A: Piper PA-28-181, Bedminster, NJ, September 4, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2024, 19:20 local time
- Place: Bedminster, NJ
- Airport: Somerset
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0000° N, 74.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0000&lon=-74.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N512AF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N512AF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-B4A (registry code 41867, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-b4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-B4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,227 total, 1,147 in this make and model, 248 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA369) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240904014379A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA24LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA369), Sep 4, 2024: Piper PA-28-181 (N512AF), Somerville, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to an undetermined fuel delivery issue.

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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