# Accident 20240914015959A: Piper PA-32-260, Glen Burnie, MD, September 14, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2024, 14:00 local time
- Place: Glen Burnie, MD
- Airport: Baltimore/Washington International Thur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1745° N, 76.6527° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1745&lon=-76.6527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6FT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6FT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA380) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240914015959A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 14 2024 THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF AT BWI RWY 15L.  AFTER ROTATION AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FT THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN FOR ONLY A COUPLE OF SECONDS BY PUMPING THE THROTTLE.  WITHOUT POWER THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FT PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND THEN BOUNCED.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED BOLLARDS SURROUNDING AN ELECTRICAL PANEL FOR INSTRUMENT APPROACH EQUIPMENT.

ON SITE INVESTIGATION SHOWED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, AND THE FUEL TANK WAS RUPTURED, LEAKING ALL REMAINING FUEL.  FUEL SAMPLES FROM THE 3 REMAINING TANKS WERE TAKEN AND NO CONTAMINATION WAS NOTED.

AN AIRCRAFT INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED ON NOVEMBER 7, 2024, OF THE ENGINE, FUEL, AND IGNITION SYSTEMS.  NO FAULTS WERE FOUND, HOWEVER, THE CARBURETOR WAS NOT REMOVED OR FULLY INSPECTED.

METAR KBWI 141754Z 05011KT 10SM FEW045 BKN250 28/16 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP228 T02830156 10283 20183 58010

## 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 ERA24LA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA380), Sep 14, 2024: Piper PA32 (N6FT), Baltimore, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The undetected worn internal parts of the on-condition carburetor, which restricted movement of the float, resulting in fuel starvation. Contributing to the severity of the accident was the pilot’s…

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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