# NTSB ERA11LA501: Piper PA-22-108, N5048Z, Monmouth, ME, August 18, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 18, 2011, 19:00 local (23:00 UTC) - Place: Monmouth, ME - Coordinates: 44.201389, -69.991386 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2014&lon=-69.9914&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 11, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 81881 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA11LA501 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/81881/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=81881 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA501 ## Probable cause Operation of the airplane by a non-certificated pilot and his failure to maintain airplane control. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Other (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-22-108, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7102204), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Experience/qualifications](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031000): Personnel issues › Experience/knowledge · Other (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-22-108, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031000/cases.md?model=7102204), [All aircraft, 18 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-22-108, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=7102204), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md) - [Emergency descent: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [Piper PA-22-108, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md?model=7102204), [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md) - [Emergency descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Piper PA-22-108, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=7102204), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis A witness stated that he was mowing his grass when an airplane crashed in his front yard. The pilot exited the airplane and instructed him not to notify the police. The pilot left the scene and returned a short time later with another individual and a forklift. The airplane was removed from the residence and taken to a storage facility without authorization from law enforcement, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), or the NTSB. FAA inspectors were unable to locate the wreckage for inspection. Review of FAA records showed that the registration had been canceled by the previous owner and transferred to the new owner. According to the police report and the witness report, the person flying the airplane at the time of the accident was the new owner of the airplane. Review of FAA records revealed no pilot certification for the operator of the accident airplane. ## Factual narrative On August 18, 2011, at 1900 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-22-180, N5048Z, collided in the front yard of a private residence in the vicinity of Monmouth, Maine. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The uncertificated pilot was not injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the airframe. The flight departed from an undisclosed location and at an undetermined time. A witness stated he was mowing his grass when an airplane crashed in his front yard. The pilot exited the airplane and instructed him not to notify the police. The pilot left the scene and returned a short time later with another individual and a forklift. The airplane was removed from the residence and taken to a storage facility without authorization from law enforcement, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), or the NTSB. Attempts to locate the pilot have been unsuccessful. FAA inspectors traveled to the storage facility to examine the wreckage, but did not find the wreckage or the pilot of the airplane. In a telephone conversation with the previous owner of the airplane, he stated to the FAA that the airplane was a Piper PA-22-180. He went on to say that the airplane was sold to a private individual, and did not have any other information about the airplane or accident. Repeated attempts to locate the airplane and the pilot were unsuccessful. Review of FAA records showed that the registration had been canceled by the previous owner and transferred to the new owner on June 30, 2010. No record of a bill of sale was recorded. According to the police report and the witness report, the gentleman flying the airplane at the time of the accident was the current owner of the airplane. Review of FAA records revealed no pilot certification for the operator of the mishap aircraft. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5048Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5048Z-2013-08-08), registration cancelled 2013-08-08, S/N 22-8672, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-108 - Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 22-8672 - Engines: LYCOMING O-235 SERIES 115 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Jeffery Quinn - Registered owner: Sale Reported - Airworthiness certificate: Unknown - Departed: Monmouth, ME - Destination: Monmouth, ME ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 32; injuries: none ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 11 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 29.87 inHg - Observed at: PWM, 59 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20110818021969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110818021969A), Aug 18, 2011: Piper PA-22-108, Monmouth, ME, Destroyed. On August 18, 2011, aircraft crashed in side yard of residents in Monmouth. Pilot was confronted by two witness of crash to see if he was alright. Pilot left… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 18, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=81881. 2.2 MB in all. - Police report Monmouth Maine (item 1, .PDF, 2.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40359292&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Police%20report%20Monmouth%20Maine-Redacted.PDF - FAA Statement (item 2, .PDF, 127 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40359296&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Statement-Redacted.PDF - Pilot record search (item 3, .PDF, 25 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40379386&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%20record%20search-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.