# Accident 20140508009549A: Piper PA-28-235, Brooksville, FL, May 8, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2014, 11:00 local time
- Place: Brooksville, FL
- Airport: Hernando County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4736° N, 82.4556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4736&lon=-82.4556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8683W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8683W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140508009549A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT  BEGAN LOSING LIGHTS INSIDE THE COCKPIT SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTING X40.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE ONWARD TO BKV BECAUSE IT IS LONGER,  WIDER AND HAS MORE AIRPORT LIGHTING.  THE TOWER WAS CLOSED.  THE PILOT USED THE PRECISION APPROACH PATH INDICATOR (PAPI) TO GET TO THE RUNWAY, BUT AFTER PASSING THE PAPI THE PILOT LOST DEPTH PERCEPTION.  THE PILOT RECALLS TOUCHING DOWN FIRST WITH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR THEN HITTING A RUNWAY LIGHT AND THEN A DISTANCE REMAINING SIGN.  THE AIRPLANE'S STEP HIT THE SIGN FIRST AND THEN THE STABILATOR WHICH SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE NOSE THEN PITCHED DOWN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROP, MOTOR MOUNT AND NOSE GEAR FAIRING.  THE PILOT TAXIED BACK TO THE HANGAR UNDER POWER AND DETECTED NO NOTICABLE VIBRATIONS.

## 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 ERA14LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA244), May 9, 2014: Piper PA-28-235 (N8683W), Brooksville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control while landing at night, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with airport signage. Contributing to the accident was the total loss of electrical…

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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