# Accident 20130426008129A: Piper PA-28-151, Spruce Creek, FL, April 26, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2013, 17:50 local time
- Place: Spruce Creek, FL
- Airport: Spruce Creek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0803° N, 81.0464° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0803&lon=-81.0464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75148, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75148-2015-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (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-28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-E3D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 48 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130426008129A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI OUT FROM HANGAR THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STALLED DUE TO HAVING THE FUEL SELECTOR IN THE CLOSED POSITION. PILOT TURNED SELECTOR TO LEFT TANK AND STARTED ENGINE. AFTER RUN UP WAS ACCOMPLISHED SHORT OF RUNWAY 5 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND AT ABOUT 300 FEET ABOVE GROUND ENGINE SPUTTERED. PILOT LEVELED OFF AND THE ENGINE FIRED BACK UP AGAIN BUT THEN STOPPED RUNNING. PILOT INITIATED EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURES, ATTEMPTING TO LAND BACK ON THE RUNWAY. PILOT MISSED RUNWAY AND LANDED ON RIGHT SIDE OF FIELD. AIRCRAFT SKIPPED ONCE ON THE GRASS AND WENT DOWN A DRY RUNOFF COMING TO REST AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DRY RUNOFF.

## 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 ERA13LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA220), Apr 26, 2013: Piper PA-28-151 (N75148), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examinations did not reveal any preimpact failures or malfunctions that would have…

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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