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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-201 · Broomfield, CO · June 27, 2020

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Date
June 27, 2020 · 21:01 local
Place
Broomfield, CO
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N811MS
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN20LA252
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-201
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
428 total19 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days
N811MSRegistration cancelled Feb 24, 2022 · Piper PA-28R-201S/N 2837042 · Built 1989Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-201Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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

On June 27th, 2020, at 2100 MST at rocky mountain metropolitan airport (kbjc), in Broomfield Colorado, airplane N811MS, a Piper PA-28R-201, experienced loss of power after takeoff on runway 30R. The airplane touched down on the runway with the landing gear retracted. After touch down the aircraft struck runway end lighting, and slid off the end of the runway coming to rest on the airport property. There were four occupants on board. One occupant had a minor injury, and the airplane sustained substantial damage.

The pilot was doing a touch and go landing and takeoff. The pilot believed that he had 15 gallon of fuel remaining prior to landing. Post-accident investigation determined the airplane had 5.25 gallons of fuel remaining. Five gallons in the left tank and .25 gallons in the right tank.

The pilot stated his shoulder harness locked up on approach to land, and he could not get it to release. The pilot choose to do a touch and go, and said he was going to try and fix the shoulder harness once he was in the downwind of the traffic pattern.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 27TH, 2020, AT 2100 MST AT ROCKY MOUNTAIN METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (KBJC), IN BROOMFIELD COLORADO, AIRPLANE N811MS, A PIPER PA-28R-201, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER AFTER TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 30R. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. AFTER TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK RUNWAY END LIGHTING, AND SLID OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY COMING TO REST ON THE AIRPORT PROPERTY. THERE WERE FOUR OCCUPANTS ON BOARD. ONE OCCUPANT HAD A MINOR INJURY, AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

THE PILOT WAS DOING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AND TAKEOFF. THE PILOT BELIEVED THAT HE HAD 15 GALLON OF FUEL REMAINING PRIOR TO LANDING. POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE AIRPLANE HAD 5.25 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING. FIVE GALLONS IN THE LEFT TANK AND .25 GALLONS IN THE RIGHT TANK.

THE PILOT STATED HIS SHOULDER HARNESS LOCKED UP ON APPROACH TO LAND, AND HE COULD NOT GET IT TO RELEASE. THE PILOT CHOOSE TO DO A TOUCH AND GO, AND SAID HE WAS GOING TO TRY AND FIX THE SHOULDER HARNESS ONCE HE WAS IN THE DOWNWIND OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN.

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 CEN20LA252Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportDenver, COThe total loss of engine power during climbout due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate fuel planning.Jun 28, 2020 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N811MS · 1

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

Incident 20180413003629ITakeoff: Departure Roll · Broomfield, COPilot & instructor were accelerating during t/o roll. Pilot was used to a/c that was equipped with a speed interlock on the gear up lever. Lever was moved to up position and gear would not retract until target speed was reached. The incident a/c had been…Apr 13, 2018 · Minor damage