# Accident 20120505008419A: Piper PA-28R-201T, Williston, FL, May 5, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2012, 16:03 local time
- Place: Williston, FL
- Airport: Williston Minicipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3533° N, 82.4697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3533&lon=-82.4697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N442G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N442G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 23,230 total, 11 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA340) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120505008419A

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMB OUT AFTER TOUCH AND GO AT APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET AGL THE ENGINE LOST POWER WITH OUT NOTICE. AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FLYING FOR .7 HOURS WITH NO INDICATION OF DEVELOPING PROBLEMS. PILOT REPORTED NORMAL PREFLIGHT, FUEL SUMPS CHECKED FINE AND FUEL ON FULLEST TANK. PILOT REPORTED ENGINE JUST LOST POWER AFTER GEAR WAS RETRACTED DURING CLIMB OUT.

## 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 ERA12LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA340), May 5, 2012: Piper PA-28R-201T (N442G), Williston, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination and testing, which included a successful postaccident engine run.

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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