Piper PA-28-140 accident near Allentown, PA
On September 28, 2022, a Piper PA-28-140 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Allentown, PA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 28, 2022
- Place
- Allentown, PA
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-140 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.559°N, 75.511°W
- NTSB ID
- 20220928106014
Official records · CEN22FA436
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn September 28, 2022, about 1340 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA28-140, N7329F, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Allentown, Pennsylvania. The student pilot was fatally injured, and the flight instructor was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The flight instructor reported that the purpose of the instructional flight was to fly to a nearby tower-controlled airport. After a preflight inspection, and pre-takeoff engine run-up, the instructor asked the student to perform a soft-field takeoff. The instructor stated that, during the takeoff, the airplane had not become airborne by the time he felt it should, and he prompted the student to increase the airplane’s pitch attitude and it became airborne. The student then reduced pitch to remain in ground effect but settled briefly back onto the runway before re-establishing flight in ground effect. The instructor stated that the airplane seemed to take longer to accelerate to its best angle of climb speed (Vx), which he attributed to the student’s initial slightly high pitch attitude. When the airplane reached VX, the instructor assumed control of the airplane and maintained airspeed. He stated that the airplane was laboring in its climb, narrowly cleared the trees off the departure end of the runway, and was unable to climb thereafter. Although the engine was running, it was “noticeably weak.” The instructor raised the flaps and continued to fly the airplane at Vx and was still not able to climb. He noted that
Probable cause
A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
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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.
