# Accident 20240530009099A: Piper PA-32RT-300T, Palemetto, FL, May 30, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2024, 12:17 local time
- Place: Palemetto, FL
- Airport: Airport Manatee
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6426° N, 82.5199° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6426&lon=-82.5199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N313RB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N313RB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (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-32RT-300T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240530009099A

## Narrative

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

ON THURSDAY, MAY 30,2024 THE PILOT FLEW TO AIRPORT 48X TO PICK UP APPROXIMATELY 35 GALLONS OF FUEL.AFTER REFUELING PILOT STATES HE TAXIED TO FULL LENGTH OF GRASSFIELD RUNWAY AT ABOUT 1230 AND PREPARED FOR A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF WITH ALL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AIRCRAFT OPERATING NORMALLY. PILOT STATES SETTING UP FOR FULL LENGTH DEPARTURE, APPLYING THE BRAKES , FLAPS AND FULL THROTTLE. AT APPROXIMATELY 5/8 DOWN RUNWAY, AIRSPEED WAS INDICATED AND MOVING TOWARDS ROTATION SPEED WHEN A WIND GUST QUICKLY TOOK THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE GROUND ABOUT 10-15 FEET AND THEN BACK DOWN TO THE GROUND. PILOT INITIATED AN ABORTED TAKEOFF WITH APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING. REALIZING THERE MAY BE NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO STOP, PILOT RE-APPLIED FULL TO TRY TO GET BACK INTO THE AIR. THIS ATTEMPT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND AIRCRAFT ENDED UP 100 YARDS OFF THE RUNWAY. ONE PILOT WAS ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES AND AIRCRAFT IS DESTROYED.

## 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 ERA24LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA233), May 30, 2024: Piper PA32RT (N313RB), Palmetto, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to re-attempt a takeoff with little runway remaining, after rejecting a takeoff in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a runway overrun at a higher speed and…

## Other reports on N313RB (1)

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

- [Incident 20230818021219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230818021219I), Aug 18, 2023: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N313RB), Bentonville, AR, Minor damage. On August 18, 2023, on or about 1414Z, Piper lancer PA-32RT-300T, was landing runway 18 at Bentonville muni/Louise m thaden field (kvbt). The aicraft landed…

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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