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FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Venice, FL · May 20, 2004

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Date
May 20, 2004 · 18:15 local
Place
Venice, FL
Airport
Venice Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3331W
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA04FA086
Reported as
Piper PA32260
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
87 total21 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days
N3331WRegistration cancelled May 20, 2015 · Piper PA-32-260S/N 32-169 · Built 1965Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On may 20, 2004, at 1815 EDT, a Piper PA32-260, N3331W, rolled on takeoff and collided with the ground at Venice airport, Venice, Florida, while on a local flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the private pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated at Venice, Florida on may 20, 2004, at 1815 hours. The pilot received his pilot certificate on December 16, 2003 and had purchased the aircraft on February 26, 2004. Just prior to the accident, the pilot had landed at Venice on runway 31 and was taking off again when the aircraft rolled to its left and contacted the ground at the left wing tip. The aircraft came to rest in a tail-up attitude against a line of trees bordering a golf course. No mechanical problems were found with the aircraft. The aircraft flight manual normal take-off procedure calls for a flap setting of ten degrees. The procedure for short field or deep grass take-offs calls for a flap setting of 25 degrees. The aircraft's flaps were found set at 40 degrees.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 20, 2004, AT 1815 EDT, A PIPER PA32-260, N3331W, ROLLED ON TAKEOFF AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AT VENICE AIRPORT, VENICE, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT VENICE, FLORIDA ON MAY 20, 2004, AT 1815 HOURS. THE PILOT RECEIVED HIS PILOT CERTIFICATE ON DECEMBER 16, 2003 AND HAD PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT ON FEBRUARY 26, 2004. JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT HAD LANDED AT VENICE ON RUNWAY 31 AND WAS TAKING OFF AGAIN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO ITS LEFT AND CONTACTED THE GROUND AT THE LEFT WING TIP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A TAIL-UP ATTITUDE AGAINST A LINE OF TREES BORDERING A GOLF COURSE. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL NORMAL TAKE-OFF PROCEDURE CALLS FOR A FLAP SETTING OF TEN DEGREES. THE PROCEDURE FOR SHORT FIELD OR DEEP GRASS TAKE-OFFS CALLS FOR A FLAP SETTING OF 25 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT'S FLAPS WERE FOUND SET AT 40 DEGREES.

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 MIA04FA086Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportVenice, FLFailure of the pilot to recover from an improper landing flare resulting in his failure to maintain airspeed (Vs), an inadvertant stall, loss of control, and inflight collision with terrain during an uncontrolled descent.May 20, 2004 · Substantial damage