# Incident 19960201003019I: Piper PA32300, Placid, FL, February 1, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1996, 07:00 local time
- Place: Placid, FL
- Airport: Placid Lakes Airport
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2456° N, 81.4131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLACID LAKES (09FA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2456&lon=-81.4131&mi=10
- Aircraft: N198GM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N198GM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960201003019I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 1, 1996, THE PILOT OF N198GM ATTEMPTED A TAKE-OFF IN A PA-32-300, IN INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS, HEAVY FOG, AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEAVILY LOADED WITH SUPPLEMENTAL FUEL (APPROXIMATELY 150 GALLONS) STORED IN PORTABLE PLASTIC FUEL TANKS IN THE AFT PORTION OF THE AIRCRAFT SEATING CABIN. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AFTER AN ABORTED TAKEOFF AND CAME TO REST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY, FACING 90 DEGREES TO THE INTENDED FLIGHT PATH. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY DAMAGE, ALTHOUGH THE AIRCRAFT WAS HAMPERED FROM FURTHER MOVEMENT BY DENSE UNDERBRUSH. NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N198GM (4)

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

- [Accident 20031019024889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031019024889A), Oct 19, 2003: Piper PA32300 (N198GM), Everglades, FL, Damage unknown. (-23) While departing Everglades city airport (XO1), Sunday, October 19, 2003, UNICOM personnel noticed that the forward baggage door was open and baggage was…
- [Incident 19920206062189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920206062189I), Feb 6, 1992: Piper PA32300 (N198GM), Ukiah, CA, Minor damage. Pilot taxied off end of taxiway into a shallow ditch. Taxiway not lighted.
- [Incident 19880930062849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880930062849I), Sep 30, 1988: Piper PA32300 (N198GM), Carmel Valley, CA, Minor damage. Approach too high. Struck trees on go around when engine lost power. Fuel tank mismanagement may have caused loss.
- [Incident 19790731014319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790731014319I), Jul 31, 1979: Piper PA32300 (N198GM), Fresno, CA. Aborted takeoff after engine failed. Found mag coupling failed.

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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