19990118000469I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · St Petersburg, FL · January 18, 1999

Date: January 18, 1999 · 20:06 local
Place: St Petersburg, FL
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1929H
Reported as: Piper PA32R300
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540*
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,800 total2,500 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N1929HRegistration cancelled Aug 30, 1999 · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7780203 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300

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What happened

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

Pilot declared an emergency due to engine failure. Attempted to land and ditched in tampa bay. Other circumstances are unknown. (-23) at about 2,000 feet above the water, the aircraft engine started to lose power. The pilot stated he went to full rich and full power, turned on full pump and switched tanks. The engine still would not develop full power. The aircraft made a water landing. See pilot's statement attached. Inspection of the engine and accessories did not reveal the cause of the engine to lose power. The right fuel tank had 10 plus gallons of fuel. We were unable to determine the amount of fuel in the left tank because of the large amount of water in the tank.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. ATTEMPTED TO LAND AND DITCHED IN TAMPA BAY. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) AT ABOUT 2,000 FEET ABOVE THE WATER, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. THE PILOT STATED HE WENT TO FULL RICH AND FULL POWER, TURNED ON FULL PUMP AND SWITCHED TANKS. THE ENGINE STILL WOULD NOT DEVELOP FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A WATER LANDING. SEE PILOT'S STATEMENT ATTACHED. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE AND ACCESSORIES DID NOT REVEAL THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER. THE RIGHT FUEL TANK HAD 10 PLUS GALLONS OF FUEL. WE WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK BECAUSE OF THE LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER IN THE TANK.

Other reports on N1929H · 2

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

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