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NTSB Identification: IAD05LA077
14 CFR Part 137: Agricultural
Accident occurred Wednesday, June 15, 2005 in Southampton, NJ
Aircraft: Piper PA-25-260, registration: N4754Y
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On June 15, 2005, at 0800 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-25-260, N4754Y, operated by Wings Aerial Applicators, LLC. was substantially damaged during a forced landing while maneuvering near Southampton, New Jersey. The certificated airline transport pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local aerial application flight, conducted under 14 CFR Part 137.
According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the airplane was conducting aerial application operations. The pilot departed the Pemberton Airport (3N7), Pemberton, New Jersey earlier in the morning and was applying a liquid fungicide to a cranberry bog. While passing over a road at an altitude of about 800 feet msl, the pilot heard a "loud bang" and experienced a total loss of engine power.
The pilot maneuvered, to align the airplane with the wind and a cornfield. Prior to ground contact the pilot dumped the 110-gallon, "dilute" load of fungicide and water over a field of sorghum. After touchdown, the left main landing gear collapsed after contacting soft earth and raised furrows, and the airplane came to rest in an upright position.
A post accident examination of the engine by an FAA inspector revealed a hole in the top of the engine case and that the # 4 piston rod, was separated from the crankshaft.
A weather observation taken at McGuire Air Force Base (WRI), Wrightstown, New Jersey, about 5 minutes prior to the accident, recorded the winds as 330 degrees at 9 knots, 7 statute miles visibility, a few clouds at 1,500 feet, temperature 81 degrees Fahrenheit, dew point 68 degrees Fahrenheit, and an altimeter setting of 29.62 inches of mercury.
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