# Accident 19991213042439A: Piper PA32RT300T, Ft Lauderdale, FL, December 13, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1999, 15:06 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0906° N, 80.1504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0906&lon=-80.1504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21312, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21312-2013-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 723 total, 222 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991213042439A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA00LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA049), Dec 13, 1999: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N21312), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N21312 (1)

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

- [Accident 19960517010739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960517010739A), May 17, 1996: Piper PA32RT300T (N21312), Kernville, CA, Destroyed. Encountered downdraft over numbers landing. Impact collapsed landing gear. Aircraft slid down embankment. Destroyed

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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