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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-38-112 · Tampa, FL · April 24, 1997

Date: April 24, 1997 · 10:20 local
Place: Tampa, FL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6299A
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA97LA148
Reported as: Piper PA38112
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,062 total1,434 in this make and model179 in the last 90 days

N6299ARegistration cancelled May 28, 1998 · Piper PA-38-112S/N 3878A0372 Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit at cruise. Hit fence landing. No anomalies to affect engine operation found. (-23) the instructor pilot and student experienced an engine failure. The engine wound down smoothly and quit. The pilot tried a re-start, which did not work and then landed in a field, hit a fence, damaging the aircraft substantially. On may 5, 1997, the engine was started at Tampa, flying service in Tampa, FL. The engine ran smoothly and obtained max. Power. Suspect carburetor ice.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT AT CRUISE. HIT FENCE LANDING. NO ANOMALIES TO AFFECT ENGINE OPERATION FOUND. (-23) THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE WOUND DOWN SMOOTHLY AND QUIT. THE PILOT TRIED A RE-START, WHICH DID NOT WORK AND THEN LANDED IN A FIELD, HIT A FENCE, DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY. ON MAY 5, 1997, THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AT TAMPA, FLYING SERVICE IN TAMPA, FL. THE ENGINE RAN SMOOTHLY AND OBTAINED MAX. POWER. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA97LA148Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTampa, FLloss of engine for undetermined reason(s), which resulted in a forced landing and subsequent collision with a fence.Apr 24, 1997 · Substantial damage