# Accident 20041202031419A: Piper PA28180, Milton, FL, December 2, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2004, 13:15 local time
- Place: Milton, FL
- Airport: Milton T Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6375° N, 86.9936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6375&lon=-86.9936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7510W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7510W-2005-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,004 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041202031419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 02, 2004, AT 13:15 (CST), PILOT OF AIRCRAFT N7510W WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT PETER PRINCE AIRFIELD (2R4) MILTON, FL., ON RUNWAY (18). ON DEPARTURE AFTER THE SECOND TOUCH AND GO THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. PILOT STATED THAT HE ROTATED THE FUEL SELECTOR LEVER TO THE OPPOSITE TANK BUT LOST POWER AFTER TURNING ONTO DOWNWIND. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY (18) BUT CRASHED SHORT, ABOUT 116 FT. WEST OF THE NORTH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND FIRST ROTATING ONTO THE NOSE, SHEARING THE LANDING GEAR SLIDING ON BOTTOM OF FUSELAGE COMING TO REST NW OF RUNWAY (18). AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT INCURRED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 MIA05LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA036), Dec 2, 2004: Piper PA-28-180 (N7510W), Milton, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of the improper fuel selector position.

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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