# Incident 19820308023009I: Piper PA28140, Melbourne, FL, March 8, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1982, 14:15 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 28.0803° N, 80.6003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0803&lon=-80.6003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3505Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3505Q-2012-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 113 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82IA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82IA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820308023009I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING PRACTICE MANEUVERS. LANDED IN A FIELD. ENGINE NORMAL. STUDENT ADVISED TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT.

## 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 MIA82IA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82IA066), Mar 8, 1982: Piper PA-28-140 (N3505Q), Near Melbourne, FL, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N3505Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19840805042669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840805042669A), Aug 5, 1984: Piper PA28140 (N3505Q), Washington Isla, WI, Substantial damage. Experienced drop in RPM after liftoff. Could not climb or accelerate. Too low to use carb heat. Water in gascolator

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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