# Accident 20050428009779A: Piper PA32301, Brooksville, FL, April 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2005, 14:30 local time
- Place: Brooksville, FL
- Airport: Hernando County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7942° N, 82.7650° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7942&lon=-82.7650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N146SW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N146SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 865 total, 57 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050428009779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 28, 2005, AT 1430 EST, A PIPER 32-301, N146SW, REGISTERED TO FAIRWAY SYSTEMS LLC., DEPARTED RUNWAY 9 AT THE 2000 FOOT MARKER INTO GRASSY AREA, AT HERNANDO COUNTY AIRPORT, BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT A PRIVATE COMMUNITY AIRPORT AT HIDDEN LAKES, NEW PORT RICHEY, FLORIDA ON APRIL 28, 2005 AT 1400 EST.

## 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 MIA05CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA099), Apr 28, 2005: Piper PA32-301 (N146SW), Brooksville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command failure to maintain directional control during takeoff after landing, which resulted in the airplane exiting the runway.

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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