# Accident 20040520017379A: Piper PA32260, Venice, FL, May 20, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2004, 18:15 local time
- Place: Venice, FL
- Airport: Venice Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.0692° N, 82.4406° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0692&lon=-82.4406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3331W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3331W-2015-05-20) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 87 total, 21 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040520017379A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA04FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA086), May 20, 2004: Piper PA-32-260 (N3331W), Venice, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Failure 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…

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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