# Accident 20120711013919A: Piper PA-28-140, Pensacola, FL, July 11, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2012, 18:30 local time
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Airport: Ferguson Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3931° N, 87.3494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3931&lon=-87.3494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6258J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6258J-2017-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0320-E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA442](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA442) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120711013919A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 11, 2012, N6258J, A PIPER PA28-140, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM FERGUSON FIELD, 82J, IN PENSACOLA, FLORIDA. TWO CERTIFICATED PILOTS WERE IN THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PRIVATE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURES; THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 LOCAL TIME, HE SAW AN AIRCRAFT DEPART RUNWAY 18 AT 82J, AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER MAKE A LEFT TURN BACK TOWARDS THE AIRPORT. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE HEARD THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCING A "SPUTTERING" ENGINE. THE WITNESS THEN STATED THAT IT APPEARED THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOSING ALTITUDE, AND THEN THE ENGINE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE RUNNING.THE PRIVATE PILOT INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT WAS CONTACTED ON JULY 13, 2012; THE PRIVATE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER A NORMAL PRE-FLIGHT AND TAXI, HE AND THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DEPARTED RUNWAY 18 AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 LOCAL TIME. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, BOTH PILOTS OBSERVED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO CLIMB; HE ALSO STATED THE ENGINE RPM'S APPEARED TO INDICATE APPROXIMATELY 2100 RPM'S. AT THAT POINT, THE PRIVATE PILOT STATED THAT THEY DECIDED TO EXECUTE A LEFT TURN AND RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AND LAND AS SOON AS PRACTICAL. THE PRIVATE PILOT THEN STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ENGINE POWER TO MAKE A LANDING ON RUNWAY 36. ACCORDING TO THE PRIVATE PILOT, THEY DETERMINED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY SAFELY AND LOOKED FOR A CLEAR SPOT FOR AN OFF FIELD LANDING. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A SWAMPY AREA APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS SOUTH OF RUNWAY 36. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE IMPACT. THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR COULD NOT BE CONTACTED AFTER THE ACCIDENT DUE TO INJURIES SUSTAINED 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 ERA12LA442](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA442), Jul 11, 2012: Piper PA-28-140 (N6258J), Pensacola, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

## Other reports on N6258J (1)

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

- [Accident 19771112037919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771112037919A), Nov 12, 1977: Piper PA28140 (N6258J), Tomball, TX, Substantial damage

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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