# Accident 20001129024739A: Piper PA32260, Florence, SC, November 29, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2000, 09:11 local time
- Place: Florence, SC
- Airport: Florence Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: SX0A
- Location: 34.2091° N, 79.6506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2091&lon=-79.6506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6YB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6YB-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 400 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001129024739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 29, 2000, AT 0911 EST, A PIPER CHEROKEE SIX (PA-320-260), N6YB, REGISTERED TO CORPORATE AIR FLEET, CRASHED AT THE FLORENCE REGIONAL AIRPORT, FLORENCE, SC. THE A/C IMPACTED THE EARTH IN A NEARLY LEVEL ATTITUDE. DURING THE IMPACT SEQUENCE, THE LANDING GEAR WAS SEPARATED, AND THE PROPELLER WAS BENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE BUSINESS FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 135. THE A/C WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ABOARD AND WAS NOT INJURED.     (.4)  ON NOVEMBER 29, 2000, AT 0907 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-32-260, N6YB, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY CORPORATE AIR FLEET INC., WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING INITIAL CLIMB FOLLOWING TAKEOFF FROM FLORENCE REGIONAL AIRPORT IN FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA.  THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ABOARD, WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE BUSINESS FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 135.  THE INTENDED DES TINATION WAS FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS AIRPORT IN FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 19, WITH A LOAD OF CARGO ON BOARD, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING, IMPACTING HARD INTO A GRASSY AREA ADJACENT TO THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 19. DURING THE IMPACT SEQUENCE, THE LANDING GEAR WAS SEPARATED AND THE PROPELLER WAS BENT. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE SHOWED NO DEFECTS THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED IT FROM PRODUCING POWER. CONDITIONS CONDUCTIVE TO CARBURETOR ICING EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. TEMP WAS 48 DEGREES AND THE DEWPOINT WAS 39 DEGREES.

## 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 ATL01LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA012), Nov 29, 2000: Piper PA-32-260 (N6YB), Florence, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, which resulted in a emergency landing into rough uneven terrain.

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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