# Accident 20050531012149A: Piper PA32R300, Ft Myers, FL, May 31, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2005, 17:45 local time
- Place: Ft Myers, FL
- Airport: Page Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FFKA
- Location: 26.5867° N, 81.8631° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5867&lon=-81.8631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333TG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333TG-2012-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050531012149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 31, 2005, AT 1745 EDT, A PIPER PA-32R-300, REGISTERED TO BELLEFONTE INC., OPERATED BY RAM AIR FREIGHT INC. (CERT #FFKA873D), PART 135 ON DEMAND-CARGO ONLY OPERATOR, HAD THE TOP ENGINE NACELLE COWLING DEPART THE AIRCRAFT DURING CLIMB OUT, AFTER DEPARTURE FROM PAGE FIELD AIRPORT, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PAGE FIELD, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA AT APPROXIMATELY 1742 EDT.

## 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 MIA05LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA116), May 31, 2005: Piper PA-32R-300 (N333TG), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate maintenance and repair of the engine top cowling by company maintenance personnel, resulting in failure and separation of the cowling in flight.

## Other reports on N333TG (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20070907020789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070907020789I), Sep 7, 2007: Piper PA32R300 (N333TG), Sanford, NC, Minor damage. (-23) Instructor pilot was teaching a simulated engine out emergencies on landing and delayed the gears down step in the landing checklist. Pilot realized the…
- [Incident 20060106002029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060106002029I), Jan 6, 2006: Piper PA32R300 (N333TG), Raleigh, NC. (-23) Takeoff from rdu was unsuccessful and a cruise altitude of 3,000 feet was established. After a clearance of 4,000 was received a cruise climb was…
- [Incident 20031022026329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031022026329I), Oct 22, 2003: Piper PA32R300 (N333TG), Rock Hill, SC, Minor damage. (-23) On climbout from rockhill SC airport (uza) pilot set climb power and entered left turn. Pilot heard several loud noises from nose of aircraft and saw the…

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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