# NTSB NYC90LA204: Piper 28R, N2646Q, Farmingdale, NJ, August 25, 1990 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 25, 1990, 16:50 local (20:50 UTC) - Place: Farmingdale, NJ - Location: 40.1868° N, 74.1246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONMOUTH EXEC (BLM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1868&lon=-74.1246&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 23, 1992 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 36725 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC90LA204 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36725/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA204 ## Probable cause (aircraft 2) THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF N8564F TO INSURE THE RUNWAY WAS CLEAR PRIOR TO CROSSING. ## Probable cause (aircraft 1) THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT TO INSURE THE RUNWAY WAS CLEAR PRIOR TO CROSSING. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - aborted - object - aircraft moving on ground - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - from landing - object - aircraft moving on ground - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis (aircraft 2) A PILOT WAS TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 32 AND OBSERVED AN AIRPLANE CROSSING THE RUNWAY IN FRONT OF HIM FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND SWERVED LEFT, HOWEVER HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME AND THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE VERTICAL STABILIZER OF THE CROSSING AIRPLANE. THE TAXIWAY CROSSED RUNWAY 32 ON A HEADING OF 030 DEGREES, 2200 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 32. ## Analysis (aircraft 1) A PILOT WAS TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 32 AND OBSERVED AN AIRPLANE CROSSING THE RUNWAY IN FRONT OF HIM FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND SWERVED LEFT, HOWEVER HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME AND THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE VERTICAL STABILIZER OF THE CROSSING AIRPLANE. THE TAXIWAY CROSSED RUNWAY 32 ON A HEADING OF 030 DEGREES, 2200 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 32. ## Aircraft 1 - Registration: N2646Q (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: PIPER 28R - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28R7737039 - Airframe hours: 1598 - Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-C1C6 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Gibson Flight Academy - Registered owner: Frank M. Cross - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 15, 1990, 13 hours before - Airport: BLM, Allaire, runway 32, 7,021 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N8564F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8564F), registered now, S/N 28-7715282, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-151 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O-320-E3D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e3d) (registry code 42127, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-7715282 - Airframe hours: 4549 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E3D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Lee T. Gusler - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 24, 1990, 28 hours before - Airport: BLM, Allaire, runway 32, 7,021 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N2646Q; age 42; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 423 total, 59 in this make and model, 290 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days - Pilot, aircraft N8564F; age 55; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 309 total, 251 as pilot in command, 21 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 315° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg ## FAA reports on this event (2) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19900825038801A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900825038801A), Aug 25, 1990: Piper PA28R201, Belmar/Farmingd, NJ, Substantial damage. Taxied across runway in front of landing plane. Swerved to avoid crash but hit tail of crossing aricraft. - [Accident 19900825038802A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900825038802A), Aug 25, 1990: Piper PA28151, Belmar/Farmingd, NJ, Substantial damage. Landing on runway, pilot saw another aircraft crossing runway. Swerved to avoid, but wing hit vertical stabilizer. 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.