- Date
- January 6, 1992, 21:00 local (Jan 7, 1992, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Mount Holly, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3906FPiper PA-28-151
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920106000269A
- Case key
- 11755
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Probable cause
A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was practicing takeoff and landings at night. Due to his lack of night experience, he had a commercial pilot act as his safety pilot. The pilot stated that on final approach, he noted his altitude was 250 feet, the airspeed was 85 knots, and the flaps were at the second notch. He stated that he realized his altitude was low, so he attempted to add power. He reported that the engine did not produce full power and this he attributed to the possibility of a magneto failure. Subsequently, the aircraft collided with the ground 900 feet short of the runway and nosed over. The safety pilot reported that he was distracted during the turn from base to final; however, on final when he lifted his head and looked out the window, he noticed trees in front of the aircraft. The right wing struck the trees, and the aircraft veered to the right. Examination of the aircraft by the FAA did not disclose any evidence of malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3906F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-151
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7615430
- Airframe hours
- 2,827
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Kenmarson Aero Club
- Registered owner
- Mark Anderson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 5, 1992 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- N14 · Lumberton, NJ
- Destination
- 7MY
- Airport
- 7MY · So. Jersey Regional, runway 26, 3,911 × 50 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 324 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PHL, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.