# Accident 20131027020189A: Piper PA-28R-201T, Everglades City, FL, October 27, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2013, 13:50 local time
- Place: Everglades City, FL
- Airport: Everglades Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.8583° N, 81.3947° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.8583&lon=-81.3947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2702M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2702M-2018-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 250 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131027020189A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 27, 2013, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM GRASS ROOTS AIRPARK, FL (06FD) AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15L WITH THREE (3) PASSENGERS AND ONE (1) PILOT, ENROUTE X01 FOR LUNCH. UPON ARRIVING AT X01, PILOT CLAIMED THAT HE MADE RADIO CALLS REPORTING INCOMING TRAFFIC. PILOT NOTICED TRAFFIC AT HOLD SHORT FOR RUNWAY 15. NO ONE ACKNOWLEDGED THE CALLS. PILOT CONTINUED WITH THE LANDING ON RUNWAY 33. ONCE ON THE RUNWAY THE PILOT NOTICES HE IS LEFT OF CENTER. THE PILOT'S BROTHER, IN THE RIGHT SEAT, CALLED OUT LEFT OF CENTER. PILOT ADDED POWER, PULLED UP AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE WATER APPROXIMATELY 500 YARDS LEFT OF CENTER LINE. PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS ESCAPED WITH SOME SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 ERA14LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA024), Oct 27, 2013: Piper PA 28R-201T (N2702M), Everglades City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control and airspeed during a go-around, which resulted in a stall and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s inadvertent use of…

## Other reports on N2702M (3)

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

- [Incident 19851020064529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851020064529I), Oct 20, 1985: Piper PA28R201T (N2702M), Riverside, CA, Minor damage. Landed gear up. ATC had advised gear position but pilot said he was committed to land.
- [Incident 19780924017579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780924017579I), Sep 24, 1978: Piper PA28R201 (N2702M), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed as it was lowered to runway. Limit switch on gear motor out of adjustment.
- [Accident 19780601016099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780601016099A), Jun 1, 1978: Piper PA28R201T (N2702M), Dolan Springs, AZ, Substantial damage. Recently prepared airstrip. Soft area on rwy.

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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