- Date
- June 19, 1985, 07:02 local (11:02 UTC)
- Place
- West Trenton, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N155PAGeneral Dynamics 240-27
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Major Investigations Division
- Case key
- 15832
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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 coplt bgn takeoff (tkof) with 2700 RPM & 52 to 53.5' of manifold pressure (mp). Wtr injection was not used altho 12 gal was available. At 150 to 250 ft AGL, the l eng lost pwr & the l prop autofeathered. The capt took control (ctl) & took action to verify l eng feathering. Neither plt moved any of the other eng ctls. A turn was initiated to return to the arpt, but the acft bgn losing speed & alt. Subsequently, it crash lndd in a partly wooded area short of an open fld & burned until fire fighting psnl arrived. The impeller was demolished by fire, but evidence of debris from the impellerwas fnd in the l eng intake & on top of its #3 & # 11 piston. The company's stated policy was to use wtr (wet tkof), except when precluded by mechanical malfunction or lack of ADI fluid; however, 4 dissimilar power charts were fnd in theacft. Tkoff wt was 38,670 lbs. Perf manual showed acft capable of 420 fpm clb with 12 deg of flaps, 1 prop feathered, lndg gear up, dry pwr (no wtr). Max pwr setting was 2700 RPM & 56' mp for dry tkof; 2800 RPM & 59.5' mp for wet tkof.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N155PA
- Reported as
- General Dynamics 240-27
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 322
- Airframe hours
- 16,900
- Engine
- P&W R-2800-CB3, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 121
- Registered owner
- Providence Airline Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · June 19, 1985 · 128 hours before
- Departed
- TTN · Trenton, NJ
- Destination
- DTW · Detroit, MI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- TTN · Mercer County, runway 24, 6,006 × 150 ft, concrete
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,000 total · 2,500 in this make and model · 124 in the last 90 days · 39 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TTN, 1 nm away