# Accident 20010521014769A: Piper PA44180, Brooksville, FL, May 21, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2001, 10:07 local time
- Place: Brooksville, FL
- Airport: Hernando County
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5166° N, 82.4047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooksville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5166&lon=-82.4047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3042C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3042C-2008-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010521014769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF ROLL FROM RWY 27 AT BROOKESVILL/HERNANDO CNTY AIRPORT (BKV), AND PRIOR TO REACHING 40 KNOTS IAS, THE LEFT MAIN STRUT TUBE SHEARED OFF AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND NO POST CRASH FIRE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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