# Incident 19990118000469I: Piper PA32R300, St Petersburg, FL, January 18, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1999, 20:06 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7709° N, 82.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Petersburg, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7709&lon=-82.6793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1929H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1929H-1999-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990118000469I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19910907038829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910907038829I), Sep 7, 1991: Piper PA32R300 (N1929H), St Petersburg-C, FL. Pilot asked lineman to move prop and when he did engine fired. Lineman hit by propeller.
- [Accident 19770925032579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770925032579A), Sep 25, 1977: Piper PA32R300 (N1929H), Marble Canyon A, AZ, Substantial damage. Full flaps.d/a 5300FT.

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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