# Accident 20121223028589A: Piper PA-28RT-201T, Boca Raton, FL, December 23, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2012, 13:15 local time
- Place: Boca Raton, FL
- Airport: Boca Raton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.3739° N, 80.1047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.3739&lon=-80.1047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4340G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4340G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-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-28RT-201T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 3,600 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121223028589A

## Narrative

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

ON DEC 23, 2012 AT 13:15 LOCAL TIME AT (KBCT) BOCA RATON AIRPORT, N4340G TAXIED TO  RW5 TO BEGIN A LOCAL FLIGHT TO AIR GLADES AIRPORT.

RUN-UP SHOWED NO PROBLEMS.  AFTER LIFT-OFF GEAR-UP ROTATION WAS BEGUN.  AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL ENGINE POWER STOPPED, PROPELLER WIND MILLED AND PLANE STALLED.

STALL RECOVERY WITHOUT POWER WAS INITIATED.  FULL ELEVATOR FORWARD ESTABLISHED A NOSE-DOWN CONFIGURATION.  FULL-FLARE WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE DECENT.  AIRCRAFT TOUCHED THE RUNWAY ON THREE WHEELS AT ONCE.  THE LEFT-MAIN COLLAPSED AND THE NOSE WHEEL WAS FORCED INTO THE STORED POSITION BENEATH THE ENGINE.  AFTER IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY NEAR TAXI WAY (BRAVO).  THE PILOT AND SINGLE PASSENGER EXITED THE FRONT SEAT UNHARMED.  A WRECKER WAS HIRED TO RELOCATE THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO PILOT?S HANGER.

## 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 ERA13LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA099), Dec 23, 2012: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N4340G), Boca Raton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare after a loss of engine power shortly after takeoff, which resulted in a hard landing. The reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined based on the…

## Other reports on N4340G (3)

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

- [Incident 20040124002699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040124002699I), Jan 24, 2004: Piper PA28RT201T (N4340G), Baco Raton, FL, Minor damage. (-23) At 1316 EST on 1/24/2004, a PA-28RT-201T (t-tail Piper arrow) registration N4340G, landed gear up on runway 05 at bct, Boca Raton, FL. The pilot stated…
- [Incident 19941110042439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941110042439I), Nov 10, 1994: Piper PA28R200 (N4340G), Panacea, FL, Minor damage. Encountered IMC en route. Advised ATC not IFR equipped. Elected land on road. Landed gear up. Over looked the gear.
- [Incident 19910909055799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910909055799I), Sep 9, 1991: Piper PA28RT201T (N4340G), Baco Raton, FL, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on a touch and go landing. Investigation appears to indicate the pilot raised gear instead of flaps.

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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