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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Venice, FL · July 27, 2014

Date: July 27, 2014 · 14:40 local
Place: Venice, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8826C
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA14LA362
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: 186 total

N8826CRegistration cancelled Nov 30, 2015 · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-7690168 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft declared emergency on capersen beach and landed striking two persons. Both critical condition. Four other family members nearby. Pilot and passenger uninjured. Father and daughter later deceased.

Damage to leading edge l wing, nose gear torn off, leading part of main wheel pants torn off, and one blade on prop curved back one foot. Tide had receeded so only in water waves. All panel switches off except avionics master. Fuel selector off. Mags off.

Shoulder harness in ceiling storage. Throttle, mixture, and carb heat (off) full forward. Flaps retracted (up). ELT switch armed in tail cone and on side panel.

Interview of pilot and passenger stated that the engine ran rough for 30 seconds and quite. Called vnc UNICOM and declared emergency.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DECLARED EMERGENCY ON CAPERSEN BEACH AND LANDED STRIKING TWO PERSONS. BOTH CRITICAL CONDITION. FOUR OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS NEARBY. PILOT AND PASSENGER UNINJURED. FATHER AND DAUGHTER LATER DECEASED.

DAMAGE TO LEADING EDGE L WING, NOSE GEAR TORN OFF, LEADING PART OF MAIN WHEEL PANTS TORN OFF, AND ONE BLADE ON PROP CURVED BACK ONE FOOT. TIDE HAD RECEEDED SO ONLY IN WATER WAVES. ALL PANEL SWITCHES OFF EXCEPT AVIONICS MASTER. FUEL SELECTOR OFF. MAGS OFF.

SHOULDER HARNESS IN CEILING STORAGE. THROTTLE, MIXTURE, AND CARB HEAT (OFF) FULL FORWARD. FLAPS RETRACTED (UP). ELT SWITCH ARMED IN TAIL CONE AND ON SIDE PANEL.

INTERVIEW OF PILOT AND PASSENGER STATED THAT THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH FOR 30 SECONDS AND QUITE. CALLED VNC UNICOM AND DECLARED EMERGENCY.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA14LA362Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportVenice, FLA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the engine revealed no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s…Jul 27, 2014 · Substantial damage