Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Boca Raton Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Boca Raton, Florida 33431
Sunday, December 23, 2012 13:15 EST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On December 23, 2012, about 1315 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28RT-201T, N4340G, was substantially damaged during a hard landing following an attempted takeoff at Boca Raton Airport (BCT), Boca Raton, Florida. The private pilot and the passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.
According to the pilot, following the takeoff rotation and at about 100 feet above ground level (agl), the engine stopped producing power, the propeller wind milled, and the airplane stalled. The pilot executed the emergency procedure for a stall recovery without power and the airplane landed flat on all three wheels. The left main gear collapsed and the nose wheel was forced to the stowed position beneath the engine.
Initial examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed that both wings exhibited substantial damage.
According to FAA records, the pilot held a private pilot certificate, with a rating for airplane single-engine land, airplane multi-engine land, and instrument airplane. The pilot had 4,100 total flight hours of which 3,900 hours were in the accident make and model.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 12/23/2012 |
| Event Day of the Week | Sunday |
| Time of Event | 1315 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Standard Time |
| Event City | Boca Raton |
| Event State | FLORIDA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 33431 |
| Event Date Year | 2012 |
| Event Date Month | 12 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 262226N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0800617W |
| Event Location Airport | Boca Raton Airport |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | BCT |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 13 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Pilot |
| Time of the weather observation | 1253 Eastern Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 181 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | PMP |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 13 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 8 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 3800 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 22 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 11 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 110 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 9 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.18 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | METAR KPMP 231753Z 11009KT 10SM SCT038 22/11 A3018 |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 2 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA Southern ROC |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Feb 11 2013 9:49AM |
| User who most recently changed record | kenj |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N4340G |
| NTSB Number | ERA13LA099 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | PIPER |
| Aircraft Model | PA-28RT-201T |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 28R-8431015 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2900 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Jan 15 2012 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 100 |
| Airframe Hours | 4100 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
| ELT Type | C91 |
| Aircraft Owner Name | HAYNIE AIRLINE LLC |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 1700 SW 12TH AVE |
| Aircraft Owner City | BOCA RATON |
| Aircraft Owner State | FL |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 33486 |
| Operator is an individual? | Yes |
| Operator Name | HAYNIE AIRLINE LLC |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | 1700 SW 12TH AVE |
| Operator City | BOCA RATON |
| Operator State | FL |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 33486 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | BCT |
| Departure City | Boca Raton |
| Departure State | FL |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1315 |
| Departure Time Zone | EST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | 21S |
| Destination City | Clewiston |
| Destination State | FL |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Feb 11 2013 9:50AM |
| User who most recently changed record | kenj |
| Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 05 |
| Runway Length | 6276 |
| Runway Width | 150 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |