20210604019049A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Justin, TX · June 4, 2021

Date
June 4, 2021 · 17:30 local
Place
Justin, TX
Airport
Flying S
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8208N
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN21LA249
Reported as
Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
263 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On June 4, 2021 at approximately 1730 local, theprivacy data omittedpilot and a family member were Flying N8208N in preparation for a sale scheduled the next day. On their 3rd takeoff from the private airport, the engine failed approximately 100 feet above the ground and 2/3'S down the runway. Knowing there was a fence and a ditch at the end of the runway, the pilot attempted to land on the road adjacent to the runway. The aircraft impacted trees along the road. Neither the pilot nor the passenger suffered any reportable injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 4, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 LOCAL, THE^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT AND A FAMILY MEMBER WERE FLYING N8208N IN PREPARATION FOR A SALE SCHEDULED THE NEXT DAY. ON THEIR 3RD TAKEOFF FROM THE PRIVATE AIRPORT, THE ENGINE FAILED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND 2/3'S DOWN THE RUNWAY. KNOWING THERE WAS A FENCE AND A DITCH AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE ROAD ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES ALONG THE ROAD. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR THE PASSENGER SUFFERED ANY REPORTABLE INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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