Piper PA-30 N10JR

Summary

On 8 February 2009 at about 16:15 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered N10JR was involved in an accident near Lakeville, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 February 2009 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Lakeville, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Lakeville Airport (NY15)

Coordinates

42.8000, -77.7000

Aircraft

Piper PA-30

Registration

N10JR

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lakeville → Lakeville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09LA158

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control following a loss of engine power on the left engine for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot initially reported that he was attempting to take off from a soft turf runway. About 30 feet above ground level, the left engine lost power, restarted on its own, and then lost power again. The airplane then contacted the runway, damaging both wings and the left main and nose landing gears. In a written statement, the pilot stated that he "was under pressure to get the airplane off (away) from that field" and that he could feel the landing gear "sinking into the frost." Examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunction and the reason for loss of engine power on the left engine could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.