# Accident 20240213000529A: Piper PA-28-181, Melbourne, FL, February 13, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2024, 18:40 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: ECQS
- Location: 28.1013° N, 80.6451° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1013&lon=-80.6451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N650FT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N650FT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M (registry code 42276, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A4M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 176 total, 44 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240213000529A

## Narrative

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

ON 02/13/2024, AT 18:40 EST, A PA28-181 WAS ATTEMPTING TO DEPART RWY 09L AT TAXIWAY KILO AT KMLB WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT RESULTING IN SEPERATION OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY. THE COLLISION CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT-WING SPAR AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT-WING FLAP AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE STABILATOR LEADING EDGE. NO INJURIED WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 ERA24LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA113), Feb 13, 2024: Piper PA28 (N650FT), Melbourne, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to correctly identify the runway centerline prior to initiating the nighttime takeoff, which resulted in a collision with a runway edge light and subsequent…

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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