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FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Gainsville, FL · June 8, 2026

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Date
June 8, 2026 · 12:15 local
Place
Gainsville, FL
Airport
Gainesville Regional
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8601N
Reported as
Piper PA-32-260
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
811 total
N8601NRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260S/N 32-7100020 · Built 1971Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft attempted to depart for 7FL4. Upon accelerating for takeoff at full power, specks of oil began to appear on windscreen at rotation / climb out, oil spot frequency increased and began to significantly degrade vision as the specks spread on windscreen. With vision significantly obscured, pilot aborted takeoff but was unable to stop on runway pavement. Aircraft proceeded overrunning runway. In an attempt taxi aircraft to taxiway, aircraft ran into small ditch believed to be a gopher hole.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO DEPART FOR 7FL4. UPON ACCELERATING FOR TAKEOFF AT FULL POWER, SPECKS OF OIL BEGAN TO APPEAR ON WINDSCREEN AT ROTATION / CLIMB OUT, OIL SPOT FREQUENCY INCREASED AND BEGAN TO SIGNIFICANTLY DEGRADE VISION AS THE SPECKS SPREAD ON WINDSCREEN. WITH VISION SIGNIFICANTLY OBSCURED, PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON RUNWAY PAVEMENT. AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED OVERRUNNING RUNWAY. IN AN ATTEMPT TAXI AIRCRAFT TO TAXIWAY, AIRCRAFT RAN INTO SMALL DITCH BELIEVED TO BE A GOPHER HOLE.