# Accident 20220629011289A: Piper PA-32RT-300, Carolina Beach, NC, June 29, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2022, 11:43 local time
- Place: Carolina Beach, NC
- Airport: Pilots Ridge Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1042° N, 77.9003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1042&lon=-77.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4321M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4321M-2024-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32RT-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,968 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA366) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220629011289A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTING RUNWAY 9, UPON REACHING AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION, THE PILOT FELT THAT THE ENGINE STOPPED DEVELOPING FULL TAKEOFF POWER. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, COMING BACK INTO CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE PILOT COULD NOT GET THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED WITH THE REMAINING RUNWAY DISTANCE AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A RETENTION POND AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA22LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA366), Jun 29, 2022: Piper PA-32RT (N4321M), Wilmington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined.

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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