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FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Orlando, FL · February 2, 1999

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Date
February 2, 1999 · 22:10 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
Orlando International
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5528J
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA99LA073
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
645 total190 in the last 90 days
N5528JRegistration cancelled Jun 27, 2013 · Piper PA-32-260S/N 32-989 · Built 1967Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(.4)The pilot stated that while climbing after takeoff the engine lost power. He turned back to the departure airport. Witnesses observed the aircraft descending rapidly in a left turn and impact the runway with the left wing and nose area of the aircraft. The aircraft caught fire, slid down the runway inverted, and came to rest. The pilot and passenger exited the aircraft through the main door. Post crash examination of the engine showed 9 of 12 cam followers were broken due to overstress. No foreign objects were found in the engine and no other evidence of failure or malfunction in the engine were found. Weight and balance calculations showed the aircraft was about 396 pounds over the maximum allowable takeoff weight. (-23)aircraft took off from RUNWAY18 right with a cargo of wall street journals. The aircraft carried one passenger. The aircraft turned east and immediately the pilot radio the FAA tower that the aircraft was experiencing difficulties. The pilot was directed to land on runway 17. The pilot lost control of the aircraft at landing and the aircraft skidded and spinned approx 300 feet. The pilot and passenger evacuated from the aircraft with se vere burns and were taken to Orlando regional hospital. (.19)on February 2, 1999, about 2210 EST, a Piper PA-32-260, N5528J, registered to an individual, crahsed while returning to land at Orlando International Airport, Orlando, flordia,while on a title 14 CFR part 91 business flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the flight to fort lauderdale, Florida. The aircraft was destroyed and the private rated pilot and one passenger received serious injuries. The flight originated from Orlando, Florida, the same day, about 2200. FAA air traffic controllers at the Orlando International Airport tower stated that flight departed on runway 18 right and turned to the east after takeoff. A short time later, the pilot reported that he had a problem and needed to return for a landing. The flight was cleared to land on runway 17 and was observed to crash on the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE CLIMBING AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE TURNED BACK TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDING RAPIDLY IN A LEFT TURN AND IMPACT THE RUNWAY WITH THE LEFT WING AND NOSE AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE, SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY INVERTED, AND CAME TO REST. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE MAIN DOOR. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE SHOWED 9 OF 12 CAM FOLLOWERS WERE BROKEN DUE TO OVERSTRESS. NO FOREIGN OBJECTS WERE FOUND IN THE ENGINE AND NO OTHER EVIDENCE OF FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN THE ENGINE WERE FOUND. WEIGHT AND BALANCE CALCULATIONS SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 396 POUNDS OVER THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TAKEOFF WEIGHT. (-23)AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY18 RIGHT WITH A CARGO OF WALL STREET JOURNALS. THE AIRCRAFT CARRIED ONE PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED EAST AND IMMEDIATELY THE PILOT RADIO THE FAA TOWER THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES. THE PILOT WAS DIRECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 17. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AT LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED AND SPINNED APPROX 300 FEET. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EVACUATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITH SE VERE BURNS AND WERE TAKEN TO ORLANDO REGIONAL HOSPITAL. (.19)ON FEBRUARY 2, 1999, ABOUT 2210 EST, A PIPER PA-32-260, N5528J, REGISTERED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, CRAHSED WHILE RETURNING TO LAND AT ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ORLANDO, FLORDIA,WHILE ON A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 BUSINESS FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE FLIGHT TO FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PRIVATE RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ORLANDO, FLORIDA, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 2200. FAA AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS AT THE ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TOWER STATED THAT FLIGHT DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 18 RIGHT AND TURNED TO THE EAST AFTER TAKEOFF. A SHORT TIME LATER, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD A PROBLEM AND NEEDED TO RETURN FOR A LANDING. THE FLIGHT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 17 AND WAS OBSERVED TO CRASH ON THE RUNWAY.

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 MIA99LA073Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOrlando, FLA loss of engine power due to an engine assembly overload for undetermined reasons. A related factor was the pilot exceeded the airplane's maximum allowable weight.Feb 3, 1999 · Destroyed

Other reports on N5528J · 1

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

Accident 19750803022399ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Clifford, PASwerved off runway into unfinished construction area adjacent to runwayAug 3, 1975 · Substantial damage