# Accident 20130727016739A: Piper PA-28-181, Columbus, GA, July 27, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2013, 10:22 local time
- Place: Columbus, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5200° N, 84.9500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5200&lon=-84.9500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N371JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N371JB-2020-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 255 total, 215 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA337) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130727016739A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA13LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA337), Jul 27, 2013: Piper PA-28-181 (N371JB), Columbus, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the airplane's perceived lack of performance for reasons that could not be determined due to insufficient…

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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