# Incident 19960327012819I: Piper PA25235, Sunrise, FL, March 27, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1996, 17:25 local time
- Place: Sunrise, FL
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1716° N, 80.2616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sunrise, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1716&lon=-80.2616&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9486P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9486P-1996-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC IO540B1B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960327012819I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON APP TO FXE PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE SPUTTER AFTER SWITCHING TO CTR FUEL TANK. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT 44 ST. & HIATUS RD. IN SUNRISE, FL. MX DISPATCHED, INSPECTED, A/C AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. A/C WAS RUN UP WITH NO PROBLEMS & FERRIED TO FXE. FURTHER INSPECTION NOTED NO PROBLEMS. SUSPECT THAT A PARTIALLY CLOGGED FUEL LINE MAY HAVE CAUSED SPUTTER & THAT THE DEBRIS WAS FLUSHED OUT DURING RESTART & RUN BY MX.

## Other reports on N9486P (2)

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

- [Incident 19820415016999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820415016999I), Apr 15, 1982: Piper PA25235 (N9486P), Chester, NE, Minor damage. Got nose too high on takeoff for practice ag flight. Landing gear hit terrace. Folded gear. Slid to a stop.
- [Incident 19800822077559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800822077559I), Aug 22, 1980: Piper PA25235 (N9486P), Belleville, KS, Minor damage. On landing while demonstrating agricultural competency pilot lost control. Wing tip struck ground.

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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