Piper PA-28R-200 accident near Dennisville, NJ
On November 14, 2009, a Piper PA-28R-200 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Dennisville, NJ. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 14, 2009
- Place
- Dennisville, NJ
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-200 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.218°N, 74.790°W
- NTSB ID
- 20091114X32349
Official records · ERA10FA062
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Pilot Weather Briefing Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- FAA Radar and Communications Console Replay: Document (WMV), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 14, 2009, about 1050 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28R-200, N4499T, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain about 10 minutes after takeoff from Woodbine Airport (OBI), Woodbine, New Jersey. The certificated, non-instrument-rated private pilot/owner, and the passenger were fatally injured. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight to Monroe County Airport (BMG), Bloomington, Indiana. According to several witnesses, the pilot originally planned to depart for BMG on Thursday, November 12, but weather conditions caused him to delay his departure. The following day, he came to the airport, and again due to inclement weather, the pilot decided not to depart for BMG. While at the airport, the pilot requested assistance from the airport manager, who also had conducted the pilot's most recent flight review, in using an Internet-based flight planning tool. Later that day, the pilot met a flying companion in a local restaurant; the two spoke of the pilot's planned flight, and how the existing weather conditions had again delayed the flight. During that conversation, the companion cautioned the pilot "not to take any chances," and to wait for the weather to improve. On the morning of the accident, IMC prevailed, but the forecast called for conditions to improve as the day progressed. The recorded weather conditions at OBI reported an overcast ceiling at 300 feet above ground level (agl) for
Probable cause
The non-instrument-rated pilot's decision to depart into known instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his spatial disorientation and overcontrol of the airplane and the subsequent in-flight structural failure. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to use all available resources, including the autopilot and the air traffic controller.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
