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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Merritt Island, FL · September 3, 2017

Date
September 3, 2017 · 09:22 local
Place
Merritt Island, FL
Airport
Merritt Island
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N544DG
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA17LA311
Reported as
Piper PA-32R-300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
626 total65 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot used almost entire length of runway before rotation, post rotation the aircraft settled and contacted water.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT USED ALMOST ENTIRE LENGTH OF RUNWAY BEFORE ROTATION, POST ROTATION THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED AND CONTACTED WATER.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N544DG · 1

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