- Date
- July 14, 1987, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hastings, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4647FPiper PA-32R-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870714034679A
- Case key
- 31940
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that he had just lifted from the 2300 ft wet grass strip, where he estimated the grass to be about 6 in to 1 ft high, when he sustained a partial power loss. The acft struck an embankment at the end of the rwy & sheared the gear. Air temp in the area was 96 degs, the elev 25 ft & the winds light. The plt stated he was 'not real comfortable' with the conditions. A witness stated the plt did not use all the rwy & overrotated dragging the tail. The plt stated he used flaps as stated in flt handbook. A post crash exam of the trailing edge of the flaps revealed no ground damage. The acft's engine was test run satisfactorily after the accident & the engine performed within normal limits.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4647F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R7680472
- Engine
- Lycoming TI0-540, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Merritt Island Air Service
- Registered owner
- Ramoth Enterprises
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1987
- Departed
- 80J
- Destination
- COI
- Airport
- Hastings Intl, runway 18, 2,300 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,257 total · 34 in this make and model · 1,149 as pilot in command · 177 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Temperature
- 97 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAB, 40 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.