# Accident 20130628011119A: Piper PA-28-161, Okeechobee, FL, June 28, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2013, 08:52 local time
- Place: Okeechobee, FL
- Airport: Okeechobee County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2681° N, 80.8419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2681&lon=-80.8419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N614FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N614FT-2020-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (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-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA307) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130628011119A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT EXPERIENCED HARD LANDING AT OBE ON TOUCHDOWN RUNWAY 23.  STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED GO AROUND WITH FULL FLAPS.  STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL.  THE AIRCRAFT HEADING DRIFTED 90 DEGREES LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE BEFORE IT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.  THE ENGINE WAS DEVELOPING POWER RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT PENETRATING THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE, CUTTING DOWN A 12 INCH DIAMETER PALM TREE AND THEN FLIPPED OVER FROM NOSE TO TAIL COMING TO REST INVERTED.  THE AIRCRAFT FIREWALL WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 ERA13CA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA307), Jun 28, 2013: Piper PA-28-161 (N614FT), Okeechobee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a go-around.

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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