# Accident 19970919036479A: Piper PA28R200, Miami, FL, September 19, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1997, 19:04 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Tamiami Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6502° N, 80.4096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6502&lon=-80.4096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4315X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4315X-1998-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 512 total, 10 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970919036479A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AFTER LEANING MIXTURE AT 8000FT THEN LANDED SHORT FOLDING GEAR. CABLE CAME LOOSE. FAILED MOVE MIXTURE. (-23) FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT KEY WEST, FL VFR TO ORLANDO, FL EXECUTIN AIRPORT. EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AT 8,500 AGL. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND WAS DIRECTED TO TAMIAMI AIRPORT. PILOT GENE BENNETT WITH THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD - ROBIN BENNETT - TONY WARREN - ANN TWIST, LANDES SHORT OF RUNWAY, APPROXIMATELY 500' AND TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY 9R. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 MIA97LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA250), Sep 19, 1997: Piper PA-28R-200 (N4315X), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to properly plan his descent and approach for a forced landing following partial loss of engine power resulting in the aircraft landing short of the intended landing runway.…

## Other reports on N4315X (3)

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

- [Incident 19960801024839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960801024839I), Aug 1, 1996: Piper PA28R200 (N4315X), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: on August 1, 1996, Mr. Gordon anthony, holder of private pilot certificate no. 1781489, landed A-28R-200 N4315X at Orlando Executive Airport (orl)…
- [Incident 19950710032449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950710032449I), Jul 10, 1995: Piper PA28R200 (N4315X), Bonifay, FL, Minor damage. Forgot to place gear in down position for landing.
- [Incident 19791129045209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791129045209I), Nov 29, 1979: Piper PA28R200 (N4315X), Plano, TX, Minor damage. Pilot landed gear up. Warning horn inoperative due to adjustment malfunction.

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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