# Accident 19970424006649A: Piper PA38112, Tampa, FL, April 24, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1997, 10:20 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9500° N, 82.4800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9500&lon=-82.4800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6299A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6299A-1998-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,062 total, 1,434 in this make and model, 179 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970424006649A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 MIA97LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA148), Apr 24, 1997: Piper PA-38-112 (N6299A), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine for undetermined reason(s), which resulted in a forced landing and subsequent collision with a fence.

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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