# Accident 20250114012979A: Piper Aircraft Inc PA-28-181, Addison Airport, TX, January 14, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2025, 19:02 local time
- Place: Addison Airport, TX
- Airport: Addison
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: JM8S
- Location: 32.9686° N, 96.8364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9686&lon=-96.8364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N504AF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N504AF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102832, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-B4A (registry code 41867, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-b4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-B4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 131 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250114012979A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT EXPRESSED HE PERFORMED ALL THE GROUND TAKEOFF CHECKS AND EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT. ALL THE INSTRUMENTS WERE IN THE GREEN BEFORE DEPARTURE. HE THEN APPLIED FULL POWER TO TAKE OFF AND AT ABOUT 150FT ABOVE GROUND THE RPM'S STARTED TO DROP FROM 2300-1800-1200. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH POWER TO RECOVER, SO THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY SPOKE WITH THE TOWER AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY FOR LANDING AND WAS APPROVED. THE PILOT IN COMMAND SAID HE USED THE END OF THE RUNWAY TO LAND. HE THEN TOUCHED DOWN AND PULLED THE POWER BACK TO IDLE. AFTER THAT HE SAID HE USED FULL BRAKING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO REMAIN IN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. HE ALSO NOTED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED FULL BRAKING THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO LOSE CONTROL. AFTER THAT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO TURN LEFT WHILE JUMPING A CURB AND HITTING A TAXIWAY EDGE LIGHT THAT BROKE AT THE FRANGABLE COUPLING. THIS ALSO CAUSED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO COLLASPE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CAME TO A REST ON THE RIGHT WING IN THE GRASS.

## 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 CEN25LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA077), Jan 15, 2025: Piper PA-28-181 (N504AF), Addison, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during takeoff due to the partial blockage of the fuel diaphragm metering stem and the No. 1 cylinder fuel injector nozzle. Contributing to the accident was maintenance…

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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