SERS · Piper PA-28-180 · 2005-09-20 · Millville, NJ, USA
Event
NTSB number
NYC05LA144
Event ID
20051004X01566
Type
Accident
Date
2005-09-20
Location
Millville, NJ, USA
Coordinates
39.367778, -75.072219
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
2
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-28-180
Registration
N6494J
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The flight instructor's improper in-flight decision to perform a emergency landing to a runway, with a tailwind, and his failure to maintain airspeed after aborting that landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with terrain. Factors in the accident were the partial loss of engine power due to a cracked cylinder, and tailwind condition.