28.0395° N, 81.9498° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 1, 1988 · 06:52 local
Place
Lakeland, FL
Airport
Lakeland Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
HBPLH
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,925 total829 in this make and model350 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot reported power loss on takeoff. Stalled trying to land on airport. No engine defects found. Possible carb ice
As the FAA filed it
PILOT REPORTED POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF. STALLED TRYING TO LAND ON AIRPORT. NO ENGINE DEFECTS FOUND. POSSIBLE CARB ICE