# Accident 20130224003239A: Piper PA-28RT-201, Lutz, FL, February 24, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2013, 08:30 local time
- Place: Lutz, FL
- Airport: Tampa North
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2586° N, 82.4025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2586&lon=-82.4025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2895U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2895U-2016-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28RT-201
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130224003239A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED UNDER LOW OVERCAST AND FOG. PILOTS AT THE DEPARTING AIRFIELD STATED THE WEATHER WAS ABOUT 400' OVERCAST WITH FOG IN THE TREES. THE PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ABOUT 4 MILES FROM THE END OF THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY. EVIDENCE OF THE ENGINE OPERATING NORMALLY WAS PRESENT AND CONTINUITY OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WAS ALSO DETERMINED. THE AIRCRAFT BURNED UPON IMPACT AND THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 ERA13FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA144), Feb 24, 2013: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N2895U), Lutz, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot’s decision to attempt a visual flight rules flight in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of aircraft control.…

## Other reports on N2895U (2)

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

- [Incident 19960829033479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960829033479I), Aug 29, 1996: Piper PA28RT201 (N2895U), Richmond, IN, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot states he was doing touch and go's at his local municipal airport when he was distracted by parachute jumpers and forgot to extend the gear.…
- [Incident 19860814072559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860814072559I), Aug 14, 1986: Piper PA28RT201 (N2895U), Richmond, IN, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Donnlock service bulletin not complied with. Ref; possible nose gear collapsing.

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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