# Incident 20111113026049I: Piper PA-28R-180, Merritt Island, FL, November 13, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2011, 13:55 local time
- Place: Merritt Island, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3092° N, 80.6760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merritt Island, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3092&lon=-80.6760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4914J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4914J-2012-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 650 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111113026049I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF AND, ON ATTEMPTED RETURN TO AIRPORT, LANDED IN SALT WATER RIVER.  PILOT HAD FLOWN THE AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR EARLIER IN THE DAY DOING TOUCH-AND-GOES.  HE RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT, WASHED THE AIRCRAFT, STARTED UP AND TAXIED OUT FOR ANOTHER LOCAL FLIGHT.  RUN UP AND MAGNETO CHECKS WERE NORMAL.  PILOT REPORTED THAT AT ABOUT 150 FEET AGL THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND STARTED MISSING AND SPUTTERING LIKE IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF FUEL.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT DO A FORMAL PREFLIGHT AFTER WASHING THE AIRCRAFT AND THAT HE DID NOT CHECK THE FUEL TANK SUMPS FOR WATER.  INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE, IGNITION SYSTEM, AND FUEL SYSTEMS REVEALED NO APPARENT DEFICIENCIES.

## Other reports on N4914J (1)

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

- [Accident 20001127041639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001127041639A), Nov 27, 2000: Piper PA28R180 (N4914J), Cocoa, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) The upper engine cowling departed the airplane just after takeoff from runway 29. The cowling subsequently struck the right windshield, right baggage…

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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