# Accident 20080320012119A: Piper PA32260, New Albany, MS, March 20, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2008, 07:50 local time
- Place: New Albany, MS
- Airport: New Albany-Union Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5486° N, 89.0242° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5486&lon=-89.0242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3304W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3304W-2010-08-06) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 90 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080320012119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 26 AT THE NEW ALBANY AIRPORT (M72) IN NEW ALBANY MISSISSIPPI, THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. THE RAPID DESCENT WHICH FOLLOWED THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN SLIDING AFTER THE HARD IMPACT. IT SLID OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE NOTICED A FIRE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER IT STOPPED SLIDING. THE AIRCRAFT FIRE CONSUMED APPROXIMATELY 80 PERCENT OF THE FUSELAGE, THE RIGHT WING AND VARIOUS PARTS OF THE LEFT WING. PARTS OF THE LANDING GEAR WAS SPREAD OVER THE PATH OF THE AIRCRAFT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE FUSELAGE WAS RESTING ON THE GROUND.

## 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 NYC08LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA142), Mar 20, 2008: Piper PA32 (N3304W), New Albany, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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