# Accident 20100715042669A: Piper PA-32R-300, St Petersburg, FL, July 15, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2010, 09:45 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Airport: Albert Whitted
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7683° N, 82.6242° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7683&lon=-82.6242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38448, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38448) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-K1G5D
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 334 total, 334 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA368) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100715042669A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 15, 2010, AT 0945 EDT, A PIPER PA-32R-300 LANCE, REGISTERED TO ERICKSON AVIATION, LLC, WAS DAMAGED DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF AT ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT (SPG), ST. PETERSBURG, FL, WHILE ON A PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED WITH LOCKHEED FLIGHT SERVICES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF LANDING OFF THE PREPARED RUNWAY SURFACE.  THE PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED.

## 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 ERA10CA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA368), Jul 15, 2010: Piper PA-32R-300 (N38448), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control while taking off with a crosswind.

## Other reports on N38448 (1)

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

- [Incident 19920514017679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920514017679I), May 14, 1992: Piper PA32R300 (N38448), Charleston, WV. Engine running rough. Landed safely. Found broken valve in NR2 cylinder.

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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