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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Columbus, GA · July 27, 2013

Date
July 27, 2013 · 10:22 local
Place
Columbus, GA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N371JB
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA13LA337
Reported as
Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
255 total215 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft lost power during takeoff from runway 31. Pilot aborted the takeoff at approximately 60 feet altitude forcing aircraft back down to runway. Aircraft landed on grass past runway 31, ground looped breaking nose landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DURING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 31. PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET ALTITUDE FORCING AIRCRAFT BACK DOWN TO RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON GRASS PAST RUNWAY 31, GROUND LOOPED BREAKING NOSE LANDING GEAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.