# Accident 20240527005529A: Piper PA-28-140, Taylor, TX, May 27, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2024, 11:45 local time
- Place: Taylor, TX
- Airport: Taylor Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5852° N, 97.4433° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5852&lon=-97.4433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56466, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56466-2026-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 436 total, 126 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240527005529A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STARTED TAKEOFF ROLL FROM NUMBERS FOR RUNWAY 35. ROTATION APPEARED NORMAL AND GAINED SOME ALTITUDE, APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, THEN AIRCRAFT BEGAN SETTLING. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A BERM FROM AN OLD ROADBED LOCATED ABOUT 970 FEET FROM END OF RUNWAY 35. ALL THREE LANDING GEAR WERE RIPPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WHICH SLID ON ITS BELLY AND CAME TO REST 1200 FROM THE RUNWAY END FACING EAST RESTING ON ITS BELLY.

## 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 CEN24LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA200), May 27, 2024: Piper PA28 (N56466), Taylor, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to an incorrect carburetor air inlet hose, which led to a reduction in air flow to the engine.

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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