# Incident 19910821035709I: Piper PA28140, St Petersburg-C, FL, August 21, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1991, 17:46 local time
- Place: St Petersburg-C, FL
- Airport: St Petersburg-Clearwater International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9102° N, 82.6874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport (PIE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9102&lon=-82.6874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9558W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9558W-1992-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 16 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91IA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91IA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910821035709I

## Narrative

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

PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS LOST POWER BASE LEG,DITCHED AIRCRAFT IN BAY SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 MIA91IA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91IA201), Aug 21, 1991: Piper PA-28-140 (N9558W), Clearwater, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION CAUSED BY IMPROPER FUEL TANK SELECTOR POSITION BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE INCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S TOTAL LACK OF EXPERIENCE.

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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