20240608010869A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Zephyrhills, FL · June 8, 2024

Date
June 8, 2024 · 10:30 local
Place
Zephyrhills, FL
Airport
Zephyrhills Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N15363
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA24LA257
Reported as
Piper PA-28-235
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On June 8, 2024 at approximately 10:30 local, aircraft registration number privacy data omitted a Piper pa 28-235, serial 28-7310039 began takeoff roll from runway number 23 at Zephyrhills Municipal Airport, Zephyrhills,FL (kzph). The aircraft experienced a loss of engine power during intial climb. The PIC elected to land the aircraft back on the runway, overshot and landed on the grass southwest of the field between the end of runway and alston avenue. The aircraft traveled approximately 550 feet and impacted the aiport perimeter fence causing substantial damage to the airframe,propeller, wing leading edges and empennage. Two occupants were onboard, the PIC privacy data omitted and a CFI. No injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 8, 2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 LOCAL, AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A PIPER PA 28-235, SERIAL 28-7310039 BEGAN TAKEOFF ROLL FROM RUNWAY NUMBER 23 AT ZEPHYRHILLS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, ZEPHYRHILLS,FL (KZPH). THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING INTIAL CLIMB. THE PIC ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON THE RUNWAY, OVERSHOT AND LANDED ON THE GRASS SOUTHWEST OF THE FIELD BETWEEN THE END OF RUNWAY AND ALSTON AVENUE. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 550 FEET AND IMPACTED THE AIPORT PERIMETER FENCE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME,PROPELLER, WING LEADING EDGES AND EMPENNAGE. TWO OCCUPANTS WERE ONBOARD, THE PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND A CFI. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.