# Accident 20110803015559A: Piper PA-30, St Petersburg, FL, August 3, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2011, 11:10 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7686° N, 82.6281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7686&lon=-82.6281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8314Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8314Y-2013-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-30
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 260 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA438](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA438) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110803015559A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 3, 2011, AT 11:10 EDT, A PIPER, PA-30 REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AFTER TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 25 IN ST PETERSBURG FLORIDA.  THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AFTER ROTATION AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED LEFT.  THS AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND ONE PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT WHERE IT WAS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA11LA438](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA438), Aug 3, 2011: Piper PA-30 (N8314Y), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper rotation during takeoff, resulting in a stall and subsequent collision with the ground.

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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