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FAA accident report · Piper PA-32RT-300T · Ft Lauderdale, FL · December 13, 1999

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Date
December 13, 1999 · 15:06 local
Place
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N21312
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA00LA049
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300T
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540S1AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
723 total222 in this make and model113 in the last 90 days
N21312Registration cancelled Jul 30, 2013 · Piper PA-32RT-300TS/N 32R7887199 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300TEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23)A/c departed runway 27L and impacted several pine trees, before coming to rest in about 12 ft of water. The a/c was substantially damaged. (.4)at about 150 feet AGL, during takeoff climb, the flight experienced a partial engine power loss due to an intermittently operative right-hand magneto condenser. The pilot stated the airplane stalled and collided with trees, eventually coming to rest partially submerged in a marina basin. Disassembly examination of the core engine and all fuel components revealed no mechanical abnormalities. Bench testing and disassembly examination of the right-hand magneto condenser revealed no damage attributable to the submersion and a short to ground that would have rendered the magneto inoperative. Using the pilot's estimate of fuel aboard, the occupant's weights, and the faa's estimate of the baggage and cargo aboard, computations revealed the aircraft was about 272 pounds over maximum gross takeoff weight. The pilot was not bfr current, nor was the conversion to a three-bladed propeller properly documented in the maintenance records.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)A/C DEPARTED RUNWAY 27L AND IMPACTED SEVERAL PINE TREES, BEFORE COMING TO REST IN ABOUT 12 FT OF WATER. THE A/C WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. (.4)AT ABOUT 150 FEET AGL, DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB, THE FLIGHT EXPERIENCED A PARTIAL ENGINE POWER LOSS DUE TO AN INTERMITTENTLY OPERATIVE RIGHT-HAND MAGNETO CONDENSER. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND COLLIDED WITH TREES, EVENTUALLY COMING TO REST PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN A MARINA BASIN. DISASSEMBLY EXAMINATION OF THE CORE ENGINE AND ALL FUEL COMPONENTS REVEALED NO MECHANICAL ABNORMALITIES. BENCH TESTING AND DISASSEMBLY EXAMINATION OF THE RIGHT-HAND MAGNETO CONDENSER REVEALED NO DAMAGE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE SUBMERSION AND A SHORT TO GROUND THAT WOULD HAVE RENDERED THE MAGNETO INOPERATIVE. USING THE PILOT'S ESTIMATE OF FUEL ABOARD, THE OCCUPANT'S WEIGHTS, AND THE FAA'S ESTIMATE OF THE BAGGAGE AND CARGO ABOARD, COMPUTATIONS REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 272 POUNDS OVER MAXIMUM GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT. THE PILOT WAS NOT BFR CURRENT, NOR WAS THE CONVERSION TO A THREE-BLADED PROPELLER PROPERLY DOCUMENTED IN THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA00LA049Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFort Lauderdale, FLThe failure of the pilot to maintain minimum flying airspeed, (Vso) during takeoff following a partial loss of engine power resulting in the aircraft stalling, an uncontrolled descent, and collision with trees. A factor in the accident was the failure of the…Dec 13, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N21312 · 1

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

Accident 19960517010739ALevel Off Touchdown · Kernville, CAEncountered downdraft over numbers landing. Impact collapsed landing gear. Aircraft slid down embankment. DestroyedMay 17, 1996 · Destroyed