# Accident 20250110002939A: Piper PA-28-161, Newbury, MA, January 10, 2025 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: January 10, 2025, 16:48 local time - Place: Newbury, MA - Airport: Plum Island - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Other, Specify - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 42.0000° N, 70.0000° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0000&lon=-70.0000&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9184Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9184Y-2025-03-01) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (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-28-161 - Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 874 total, 469 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA095) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250110002939A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. IT WAS THE INSTRUCTOR'S FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY, BUT SECOND LESSON AS HE WAS IN THE AATD EARLIER. THEY HAD DONE SOME MANEUVERS AT 2,500 FEET MSL AND HE SIMULATED AN ENGINE FAILURE A FEW MILES SOUTH OF PLUM ISLAND. WINDS ALOFT WERE ESTIMATED FROM WNW AT 10-15KTS. THEY WERE HIGH SO THEY DID A 270 OR SO DEGREE TURN ON TO A LONGER FINAL. AT FIRST, THEY WERE LOOKING SET-UP WELL. STUDENT PUT IN 2 NOTCHES OF FLAPS (25 DEGREES) AND THE INSTRUCTOR STARTED VERBALLY COACHING WITH COMMENTS LIKE "GO SLOW, WATCH YOUR SINK, ADD BACK PRESSURE. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED HE STARTED TO ADD POWER AND THEY STRUCK THE FENCE JUST AS HE REACHED FULL POWER. UPON HITTING THE FENCE AND RUNWAY HE PULLED THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE TO IDLE. THEY DID NOT FOLLOW A "NORMAL" EXCHANGE OF CONTROLS AS IT WAS SO SUDDEN. HE REPORTED THE AIRPLANE BUCKED WITH POWER IN HIGH, THEY HIT THE RUNWAY AND HE PULLED THE POWER BACK, TRYING TO STEER THE AIRCRAFT BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE THEY SLID OFF INTO THE WEEDS. HE REPORTED ISSUES WITH THE DOOR LATCH TRYING TO GET OUT. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ISSUES. UPON GETTING OUT AND REALIZING THAT EVERYONE WAS OK CALLED RESCUE AND THE FLIGHT SCHOOL. ## 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 ERA25LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA095), Jan 10, 2025: Piper PA-28-161 (N9184Y), Newburyport, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s delayed decision to initiate a go-around, which resulted in the airplane colliding with an obstacle during approach. ## Other reports on N9184Y (4) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20200221000749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200221000749I), Feb 21, 2020: Piper PA-28-161 (N9184Y), Beverly, MA, Minor damage. Student pilot was performing touch and go landings. He completed 2 uneventful touch & go's. he did notice on the second landing that the LH wing seemed to dip… - [Incident 20160806013439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160806013439I), Aug 6, 2016: Piper PA-28-161 (N9184Y), Danvers, MA, Substantial damage. Received statements and performed interviews with the ATC control tower, the flight instructor, and student pilot. The aircraft has been owned and operated by… - [Incident 20131016019049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131016019049I), Oct 16, 2013: Piper PA-28-161 (N9184Y), Beverly, MA, Minor damage. The pilot taxied to the run up area off of taxiway "f" headed to runway 09. The PIC stated that he turned into the taxiway area by having to weave in through… - [Accident 20100827045199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100827045199A), Aug 27, 2010: Piper PA-28-161 (N9184Y), Danvers, MA, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Accident date 08/27/2010 time: 12:15 edtbeverly municipal airport (bvy)one fatal when N602PS, a czech sport Piper aircraft, Piper sport (LSA) was in the runup… 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. 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