# Accident 20060414007139A: Piper PA32260, Dunnellon, FL, April 14, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2006, 17:30 local time
- Place: Dunnellon, FL
- Airport: Dunnellon Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0617° N, 82.3764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0617&lon=-82.3764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N592PR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N592PR-2010-10-13) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06FA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060414007139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED ENGINE FAILURE SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF. ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING IN GRASS SOUTH OF RUNWAY 25 AT DUNNELLON, FL. SUBSEQUENT HARD TOUCHDOWN TEARING THE GEAR FROM THE AIRPLANE CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO SEPARATE RUPTURING THE FUEL TANK AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSUMED BY A POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 MIA06FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06FA092), Apr 14, 2006: Piper PA-32-260 (N592PR), Dunnellon, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power as a result of fuel starvation due to a contaminated carburetor fuel inlet screen.

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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