# Accident 20240508005539A: Piper PA-32-300, Apopka, FL, May 8, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2024, 11:30 local time
- Place: Apopka, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6869° N, 81.5631° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6869&lon=-81.5631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N908DK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N908DK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240508005539A

## Narrative

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

05/08/2024

APOPKA, FL: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PA32, EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON SHELBY INDUSTRIAL DR. LEFT WING STRUCK AN OBJECT ON THE GROUND. NO ATC SERVICES PROVIDED. POB: 2. INJURIES: NONE. DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL. 05/08/2024 15302

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ADVISED TO SUBMIT A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT VIA HTTPS://SDRS.FAA.GOV/ TO REPORT THE ENGINE/MULTIPLE CYLINDER FAILURES.

## 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 ERA24LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA211), May 8, 2024: Piper PA32 (N908DK), Apopka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to sticking exhaust valves. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel’s failure to use available engine data while troubleshooting a known engine issue…

## Other reports on N908DK (1)

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

- [Incident 20230523004889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230523004889I), May 23, 2023: Piper PA-32-300 (N908DK), Christmas, FL, Minor damage. On 05/23/2023 aircraft experienced a loss of engine power for unknown reasons approximately 15 miles east of ktix. The aircraft experienced a blown left main…

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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