# Accident 20170820010429A: Piper PA-28R-200, St Augustine, FL, August 20, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2017, 11:16 local time
- Place: St Augustine, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 29.9592° N, 81.3397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9592&lon=-81.3397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9431N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9431N-2019-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,330 total, 4 in this make and model, 320 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170820010429A

## Narrative

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

^T. CAMILLO^ AND INSTRUCTOR ^MOHAMED DEFRAWY^ WERE DOING TRAFFIC PATTERN/TOUCH AND GO. DURING ONE OF THE TAKE-OFF'D AT 500 FT ^T. CAMILLO^ SWITCHED THE FUEL TO THE OTHER TANK AND WITH THE FUEL PUMP ON AND THE ENGINE FAILED. AS SOON AS THE ENGINE FAILED, TURNED BACK AND ATTEMPED TO LAND RUNWAY 31. RIGHT AFTER ^T. CAMILLO^ PASSED THE CONTROLS TO HER INSTRUCTOR.  HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND CRASH LANDED IN THE SWAMP. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS BEYOND REPAIR.

THE FUEL TANK SHOULD NOT OF BEEN SWITCHED ON CLIMB OUT ACCORDING TO POI.

POI CONSULTED WITH FLIGHT SCHOOL AND BOTH PILOTS RECEIVED REMEDIAL TRAINING FOR THERE ACTIONS TAKEN.

## 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 ERA17LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA300), Aug 20, 2017: Piper PA 28R-200 (N9431N), St. Augustine, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because examination of the airplane and engine did not reveal evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that…

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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