# Accident 19951006036169A: Piper PA23, Brooksville, FL, October 6, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1995, 14:51 local time
- Place: Brooksville, FL
- Airport: Pilot Country Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3703° N, 82.5107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3703&lon=-82.5107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N183JD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N183JD-1997-03-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951006036169A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LEFT ENGINE SURGE ON LIFTOFF. PITCHED UP ROLLED LEFT. IMPACTED. CARTWHEELED. CONTAMINATED FUEL. IMPROPER PROCEDURE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA96LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA003), Oct 6, 1995: Piper PA-23 (N183JD), Spring Hill, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED (VMC) ON INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB RESULTING IN AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL, AND SUBSEQUENT IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH THE GROUND AND A BUILDING. CONTRIBUTING TO…

## Other reports on N183JD (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950423012389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950423012389I), Apr 23, 1995: Piper PA23 (N183JD), Bunnell, FL, Minor damage. Left engine quit taking runway. Tried restart due traffic. No go. Carb fire. Counseled on sucking backfire into engine

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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