- Date
- December 17, 1982, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Homestead, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N81012Piper PA-32R-301
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 17, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821217064639A
- Case key
- 71067
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Ignition system,magneto - failure,partialCause
Maintenance,service bulletin/letter - disregardedCause
Ignition system,magneto - disconnectedCause
Forced landing
Terrain condition - cropFactor
Hard landing
Flare - misjudgedCause
Terrain condition - softFactor
Analysis
The aircraft lost power during takeoff and the pilot made a hard landing in a plowed field. The magneto cam, p/n 10-349359-9, had separated the shaft. Bendix service bulletin #608 recommending a cam retaining screw had not been accomplished.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81012
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-301
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R08013012
- Airframe hours
- 1,018
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1G5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Venture Aloft, Inc.
- Registered owner
- R.S. Flitch Const.
- Departed
- Homestead, FL
- Destination
- C · Bocaraton, FL
- Airport
- Homestead Municipal, runway 36, 4,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,496 total · 1,076 in this make and model · 1,386 as pilot in command · 186 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 144 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.