# Accident 20200627015549A: Piper PA-28R-201, Broomfield, CO, June 27, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2020, 21:01 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7490° N, 105.0010° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7490&lon=-105.0010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N811MS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N811MS-2022-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 428 total, 19 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200627015549A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN20LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA252), Jun 28, 2020: Piper PA28R (N811MS), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power during climbout due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate fuel planning.

## Other reports on N811MS (1)

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

- [Incident 20180413003629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180413003629I), Apr 13, 2018: Piper PA-28R-201 (N811MS), Broomfield, CO, Minor damage. Pilot & 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…

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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