# Accident 19970330003919A: Piper PA28181, Sarasota-Brand, FL, March 30, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1997, 13:30 local time
- Place: Sarasota-Brand, FL
- Airport: Sarasota-Brandenton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2610° N, 82.5391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2610&lon=-82.5391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N109LD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N109LD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 134 total, 21 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970330003919A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT ON GRASS. STRUCK A DITCH AND A FENCE. NO ENGINE ANOMALIES. POSSIBLE CARB ICING. (-23) DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, PILOT RECOUNTED THE EVENT IN QUESTION.  THE FIRST TIME PILOT STATED HE TURNED ON THE BOOST PUMP, REDUCED THROTTLE AND TURNED BASE.  ON FINAL PILOT REALIZED APPROACH WOULD BE SHORT.  HE APPLIED THROTTLE WITH NO ENGINE RESPONSE.  THE SECOND TIME I ASKED THE PILOT TO RECOUNT THE EVENT, HE ADDED I APPLIED CARB HEAT.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD FUEL IN BOTH WING TANKS, THE FUSE SELECTOR WAS ON THE RIGHT TANK AND FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE GASCOLATER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEADED ON A TRAILER AND MOVED       TO A HANGAR.  ON 04/04/97 THIS INSPECTOR WAS PRESENT WHEN THE ENGINE WS RUN.  THE ENGINE STARTED NORMALLY.  CARB HEAT AND MAGNETO IDLE FUNCTION WAS CORRECT AND THE ENGINE WAS RUN UP TO 1500 TO 1600 RPM.  REPORTED ENGINE STOPPAGE OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN.

## 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 MIA97LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA104), Mar 30, 1997: Piper PA-28-181 (N109LD), Sarasota, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N109LD (1)

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

- [Incident 19950113006699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950113006699I), Jan 13, 1995: Piper PA28181 (N109LD), Sarasota-Brand, FL. Narrative: on January 13, 1995, at 2105 a Piper PA-28, N109LD, lost its right landing gear strut during land at venice municipal (vnc), venice, Florida. The…

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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